Ergonomic Manual Handling
How to comply with Manual Handling Operations regulations 1992 (as amended)
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are the most common cause of occupational ill health in
Great Britain, currently affecting 1.0 million people a year and costing society £5.7 billion.
MSDs affect the muscles, joints, tendons and other parts of the musculoskeletal system.
Are you operating High Risk Tasks?
If you or an employee is operating a high-risk task, COPE strongly recommends a Risk Assessment
Programme of auditing, advising and training. To identify a high risk task visit
HSE’s Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC)
Manual Handling Consultancy Services & Training from COPE
Ergonomist consultancy services
Small Scale assessments (initial advice)
Medium Scale assessments (problem solving)
Large Scale assessments (industrial)
Extended Programme
Risk Management Programme
Training Courses
Manual Handling Risk Assessor
Postural Awareness
Back in Shape Manual Handling
Ergonomics Awareness
Ergonomics awareness and ergonomics tools
Ergo-Access
Products
Manual Handling forms
| SMALL SCALE ASSESSMENT (Initial Advice) |
| On-site: |
0.5 days |
| Analysis: |
0 days |
| Write up: |
1 day |
| Recording: |
Notes, photos, film. |
| Objective: |
To review a situation and offer advice for solutions in a written report. |
| Likely Scenario: |
A small work area or low number of staff with a single or specific issue to be addressed. |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| MEDIUM SCALE ASSESSMENT (Problem Solving) |
| On-site: |
1 days |
| Analysis: |
0.5 days |
| Write up: |
1.5 day |
| Recording: |
Notes, photos, film. |
| Objective: |
To review a situation and offer advice for solutions in a written report. |
| Likely Scenario: |
A medium work area or small business, with a number of staff with various issues to be addressed. |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| LARGE SCALE ASSESSMENT (Industrial Survey) |
| On-site: |
1.5 days |
| Analysis: |
0.5 days |
| Write up: |
3 days |
| Recording: |
Notes, photos, film, interviews / questionnaires |
| Objective: |
To review a situation and offer advice for solutions in a written report. |
| Likely Scenario: |
A large or numerous work areas, medium sized business/factory with a large number of staff with
various issues to be addressed. |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| EXTENDED PROGRAMME |
| On-site: |
days TBC following consultation |
| Analysis: |
0.5 - 1.5 days |
| Write up: |
1.5 x time on site |
| Recording: |
Notes, photos, film, interviews/questionnaires |
| Objective: |
To review a situation and offer advice for solutions in a written report |
| Likely Scenario: |
Any number of situations or development of a client specification or design project or individual case. |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| RISK MANAGEMENT PLANNING |
| On-site: |
0.5 - 1 day |
| Analysis: |
0 days |
| Write up: |
1 day |
| Recording: |
Notes |
| Objective: |
To review a workplace or process and recommend a Risk Management Plan to tackle the situation,
risk levels, staff issues, management tactics, etc.
To include areas for further assessment, training needs and specialist services (Physio, OH, Hygienist, etc.) |
| Likely Scenario: |
A large company tackling there risk and ill-health costs at a system level |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| MANUAL HANDLING RISK ASSESSOR |
| Duration: |
2 days |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 12 |
| Objectives: |
To train delegates to assess the Manual Handling risks for staff within their company,
using the processes and forms appropriate, and develop risk reducing control measures |
| Practical: |
Assessment during and after course |
| Follow-up: |
2 assessments marked when submitted |
| Certificate: |
For competence demonstrated in coursework |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| POSTURAL AWARENESS |
| Duration: |
2.5 hrs |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 20 |
| Objectives: |
develop an awareness of the structure and use of upper limbs, backs and bodies in general.
Apply this knowledge to identifying and reducing risk related to these in the workplace |
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| MSK AWARENESS |
| Duration: |
2.5 hrs |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 20 |
| Objectives: |
To develop an awareness of the structure and use of upper limbs, backs and bodies in general.
Apply this knowledge to identifying and reducing risk related to these in the workplace |
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| BACK IN SHAPE® - SHORT |
| Duration: |
2.5 hrs |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 20 |
| Objectives: |
To develop an awareness of the structure and use of upper limbs, backs and bodies during
Manual Handling activities. Apply the idea of B.E.L.T (Body/Behaviour, Environment, Load, Task)
to identifying and reducing risk related to these in the workplace |
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course. (On-site practice where possible) |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| BACK IN SHAPE® - TRAIN THE TRAINER |
| Duration: |
1.5 days |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 8 |
| Objectives: |
To develop an awareness of the structure and use of upper limbs, backs and bodies during
Manual Handling activities. Apply the idea of B.E.L.T (Body/Behaviour, Environment, Load, Task)
to identifying and reducing risk related to these in the workplace.
To develop the skills and knowledge to enable delegates to teach other staff the objectives of
the short course
|
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course. Individual presentation of developed training
style using the provided materials |
| Follow-up: |
Presentation section (0.5 days) may be set to a later date to allow delegates to prepare presentations |
| Certificate: |
For competence following demonstration of competence |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| BACK IN SHAPE® - CUSTOMER SPECIFIC MANUAL HANDLING COURSE |
| Duration: |
1 day |
| Numbers: |
Min 4 - Max 12 |
| Objectives: |
Using footage of customer’s actual staff, tasks and locations to develop an awareness
of the structure and use of upper limbs, backs and bodies during Manual Handling activities.
Apply the idea of B.E.L.T (Body/Behaviour, Environment, Load, Task) to identifying and reducing
risk related to these in the workplace. Develop skills in finding risk reducing strategies and
techniques for everyday Manual Handling tasks. |
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course.
On-site practice of real or accurately mocked-up tasks
|
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| ERGONOMICS AWARENESS - 1 DAY |
| Duration: |
1 day |
| Numbers: |
Min 10 - Max 15 |
| Objectives: |
To provide delegate with a basic understanding of some ergonomics principles. Identify
ergonomics issues/problems and input into discussions regarding the development of ergonomic
assessment and solutions. |
| Practical: |
and demonstration during the course |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| ERGONOMICS AWARENESS AND ERGONOMICS TOOLS - 2 DAYS |
| Duration: |
2 days |
| Numbers: |
Min 10 - Max 15 |
| Objectives: |
To provide the ergonomics awareness training plus training in a variety of postural
analysis and ergonomic assessment tools. To enable delegates to identify ergonomics issues
and undertake assessments. Provide delegates with postural assessment tools to use. |
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| ERGO-ACCESS - 3 DAYS |
| Duration: |
3 days |
| Numbers: |
Min 10 - Max 15 |
| Objectives: |
Builds on awareness training and use of tools providing further information and allowing
delegates to apply the principles to identify problems and generate solutions in the workplace.
Provide delegates with postural assessment tools to use and an Ergonomics for beginners textbook.
|
| Practical: |
Discussion and demonstration during the course |
| Follow-up: |
No |
| Certificate: |
No |
| Cost: |
Contact us |
| MANUAL HANDLING FORMS |
| Description: |
Form 1 (Assessment Summary), Form 2 (Detailed Risk Assessment) and Form 3 (Risk Control Plan). |
| Numbers: |
1 Electronic version of each item (3 items) |
| Cost: |
£267.50 (for customer branding / policy changes) + £100 fixed charged for licence charge (unlimited copies) |
| Volume discounts: |
No |