Manual Handling for Temporary Traffic Management Operatives

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

What you will learn

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.

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;