Manual Handling at Work Level 2 Wakefield

Level 2 Manual Handling at Work – Safety Course in Wakefield

Employers have a duty of care to protect their workers from the risk of injury and ill health from unsafe manual handling activities in the workplace. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require employers to assess the risks to the health and safety of their workers. Where this identifies hazardous manual handling of loads, employers should also comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations.

The Health and Safety at Work Act and The Management of Health and Safety Regulations require employers in Wakefield to provide their employees with health and safety information and training, this should supplement, as necessary, with more specific information and training on manual handling injury risks and prevention as part of the steps to reduce risk required by regulation.

This one-day Ofqual accredited Manual Handling at Work Level 2 provided by Wise Monkey Health and Safety in Wakefield will allow candidates to look carefully at their own work activities and contribute to the development of safer working practices in cooperation with their supervisors and managers.

Who is the Wakefield Manual Handling at Work Training Course for?

  • Suitable for individuals at all levels within employment.
  • Employers looking to comply with Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
  • Anyone aged 16 and over, who has to carry out manual handling activities at work.
  • Anyone aged 16 and over in full- or part-time education wishing to learn about manual handling.

Manual Handling at Work Wakefield Course Overview

This course will develop your knowledge of how to carry out manual handling activities at work by introducing them to the hazards of manual handling, the risks involved and the control measures available to help prevent injury.

Candidates who attend this course in Wakefield will:

  • Be able to define manual handling and describe the causes of injury.
  • Comprehend the legal obligations and the duties placed on employers and employees.
  • Be able to identify manual handling hazards.
  • Identify the types of injury that can result from poor manual handling practices.
  • Be able to carry out an effective manual handling risk assessment.
  • Understand the control measures that can be put in place to reduce the risk of harm.
  • Recognise and practise the best way to handle loads to maintain a safe working environment.

Key Benefits of Manual Handling at Work Training

  • Employees will understand the importance and principles of safe handling and lifting.
  • Employers will understand their responsibilities and compliance requirements.
  • Candidates will appreciate the importance of risk assessments and risk control.
  • Candidates will recognise the equipment required and the importance of its maintenance.
  • Candidates will be able to apply safe manual handling.

This course is available at our training centre but can be provided in your own facilities in Wakefield and the surrounding areas if required.

Manual Handling at Work Training Courses Wakefield

Name of Course

Individual Price

Group Price (>6)

Course Duration

Manual Handling at Work Level 2

£65.00

£55.00

1 Day

To find out more you can call Wise Monkey on 0113 824 6359 or contact us here.

FAQs About Wise Monkey Health and Safety

Wise Monkey Health and Safety Solutions will provide you with the expert Health and Safety support and advice you need to take those practical steps to continually address operational safety issues and will assume the role of your competent health and safety advisor as required under regulation 7 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

Wise Monkey H&S will support the design of your Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems to encompass all your operations from import to final use. We will help guide you to ensure you have a robust Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System that not only complies with the law but provides a firm platform to improve employee safety, reduce workplace risks and create better, safer working conditions.

The objective of almost all organisations is to increase growth, reduce costs or improve efficiency. The overwhelming amount of increasing health, safety and environment legislation becomes burdensome. It takes time to absorb what the changes mean to their businesses and to develop and implement new processes and plans that will ensure they conform to a particular piece of legislation. Furthermore, the impact it has on how they run their day-to-day activities, whilst not increasing the cost to the business and not affecting productivity. Health and safety in the workplace is not just about being compliant. It is easy to appear to have ticked the relevant boxes. Having a health and safety culture that promotes good safe working practices is essential to safeguard against injury, sickness or potential loss of productivity.

Wise Monkey Safety Solutions recognises it has a responsibility to partner with clients and provide practical Safety solutions catering for their specific and unique business Health, Safety and Environmental responsibilities. We are committed in our pursuit of fostering partnerships with our clients and embrace their needs whilst being committed to gaining a comprehensive understanding of their business requirements. Wise Monkey Safety Solutions believes cooperation and collaboration are the only ways to deliver a vibrant and progressive safety culture. Our plans are committed to working with the utmost sincerity and honesty providing our clients with transparency and prompt and reliable up to date information to ensure all legislative requirements are met and help promote a positive safety culture making the workplace a safer and more productive environment.

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To find out more you can call Wise Monkey on 0113 824 6359 or contact us here.