Safe Manual Handling of Material Training

Course Overview:

Every workplace includes tasks that involve manual materials handling: lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing, pulling, holding or restraining. When the work exceeds a worker's physical capabilities, however, serious injuries can result.

You will Learn how to prevent manual material handling (MMH) injuries at your workplace by developing the skills needed to identify and control risk factors associated with MMH work.

You will also learn how to plan and analyze material-handling systems, how to improve material-handling operations, and when to apply material-handling automation.

Course Objectives

    o   Understand the Ideal Human Posture.

    o   Potential material handling risks and hazards

    o   Safe material handling and moving techniques

    o   An understanding of how to prevent injury to yourself and others is necessary when your task involves material handling.

    o   present the potential hazards associated with handling materials and detail the work precautions for preventing injuries.

    o   Be aware of the duties of the employer as to manual handling

Course Benefits

1. Describe common injuries that can arise from MMH
2. Identify risk factors that can contribute to injuries and recognize when work may exceed one's physical capacity
3. Reduce fatigue, thereby preventing injuries
4. Interactive Learning Style
5. Gain a Competitive Edge – By Getting trained by experts known in the fields of Safety security & sustainability 
6. Reduce material-handling costs.
7. Understand how and when to apply material-handling automation.

Who should Attend?

1.  Project Leaders
2.  Production Managers, Supervisors, Engineers and Technicians
3.  Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Engineers and Technicians.
4.  Consulting Engineers.
5.  Operation, Inspection and Repair Managers, Supervisors,
6.  Engineers
7.  Transportation of hazardous substances

Covered Topics

•      The importance of manual materials handling safety

•      Risks and hazards involved in material handling

•      Injury prevention

•      Lifting techniques and exercise to prevent back injuries

•      Mechanical aids, pushing, pulling and shoveling

•      Manual Handling/lifting Techniques

End Course

After completing the session & passing examination, the student can take the final exam. once the final exam cleared then it will consider as an end of course