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Follow on Google News | Alistair Bromhead Ltd on Why Manual Handling Training Must Include Practical TasksWhat constitutes effective manual handling training? It is a good question and one Alistair Bromhead Ltd, nationwide manual handling training specialists, are regularly asked by those about to become qualified manual handling trainers.
"The section of the HSE Manual Handling Operations Regulations dealing with knowledge and training states that there is no prescriptive guidance on what a 'good' manual handling training course should include. However, it does state that courses should be 'suitable for the individual, tasks and environment involved, use relevant examples and last long enough to cover all the relevant information.' Of particular note under this clause, says Dr Bromhead, is the section that states the need for training to incorporate practical work to 'allow the trainer to identify and put right anything the trainee is not doing safely.' Dr Bromhead is also the director of UK-wide manual handling training specialists Alistair Bromhead Ltd (http://www.abromhead.co.uk) whose courses have always been based around practical, interactive training. "Observing your participants and providing them with feedback on anything that needs improvement is essential. How else could handlers possibly be aware if they have incorrectly interpreted what they have learnt?" he asks. Dr Bromhead says that training confined to theoretical elements, such as that delivered through online training or DVDs, or training that only works with limited loads as loose examples, is unfortunately all too common. "If you show someone how to lift an empty box for example, but in reality their role involves them pushing a roll cage, working with a team to move a particularly heavy load from A to B, or using a handling aid such as a pallet truck, how will they possibly be able to transfer what they have learnt to their real life situation?" When teaching potential manual handling trainers, the trainers at Alistair Bromhead Ltd always consider a wide range of loads. "We can also fully tailor the training so that it is representative of the actual situations the handlers will find themselves in," the company states. Alistair Bromhead Ltd runs a flexible manual handling train the trainer training course which can be adapted to suit individual needs. The course provides a City & Guilds certificate for successful participants and involves a range of practical handling exercises. For further details visit http://www.abromhead.co.uk/ End
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