Manual Handling

The aim of this manual handling course is.

  • To protect people against risks to their health against manual handling activities arising from work activities by the principles of the Manual Handling regulations Operations (MHO) to the workplace.
  • So how should Manual handling activities be managed in your work area.

What is Manual Handling?

The manual handling operations (MHO) is defined in the Regulations as; ‘any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying, or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force’. The regulations apply to any process where manual handling occurs and offers a framework to help to reduce the number of accidents and injuries from these procedures.