Description
Duration
- Half day (3.5 hours of Driver CPC module available)
Group Size
- Maximum 12 learners
Who should attend
- All persons with either a responsibility for managing or installing temporary traffic management schemes
Pre-requisites
- None
Course aims
To provide learners with an understanding of the issues involved with tasks involving any form of manual handling specific to the temporary traffic management industry, including the potential injuries that may be incurred, preventative measures to reduce the potential of such injuries and the possible resulting personal injury claims, and to ensure compliance with the current legislation.
What you will learn
Course Objectives:
On completion of the course the learners should be able to:
- Define “manual handling”;
- Understand the legislation applicable to manual handling operations;
- Understand how manual handling can cause injuries;
- Understand the potential issues involved with temporary traffic management operations;
- Understand good handling techniques;
- Understand the principles for controlling manual handling risk & apply these to a practical situation;
Certification: On completion learners will be required to undertake a multiple- choice test paper (16 questions) and achieve a 75% pass mark. Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate from the recognised industry awarding organisation, Lantra Awards.