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Investigating to prevent: A practical guide to workplace accidents and incidents
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) assessment
Key Information
Duration: 1 day
Available as: face-to-face and in-house training
Price: £580 per person
Course dates
Overview
Employers must protect workers by managing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) caused or made worse by work. MSDs include injuries and conditions that can affect the back, joints and limbs.
This course will equip delegates with the knowledge to help recognise, assess and reduce MSD (manual handling and upper limbs disorder) risks in their organisations.
Prevention and control of work-related MSDs is a major priority for HSE and, as such, it has published a suite of three simple, but effective risk assessment methods:
- Manual Handling Assessment Charts (the MAC tool - for lifting, carrying and team handling tasks)
- Risk Assessment for Pushing and Pulling tool (the RAPP tool - for pushing and pulling tasks)
- Assessment or Repetitive Tasks tool (the ART tool - for upper limb disorders)
These tools are designed to help users understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of the various known ergonomic risk factors associated with manual tasks and will be explained and used on this course.
By covering just the key methods of assessment (and not the legal framework or wider risk management approaches in detail), delegates will be able to cover all the risk assessment approaches in a single day.
Risk assessment is the cornerstone of risk management, so successful delegates will be able to support MSD risk management by using their learning to carry out accurate risk assessment and develop approaches to risk reduction confidently in their own organisations.
Learning outcomes
Delegates will be provided with information that will help them to:
- Explain why we should reduce risk
- Understand what the risks in higher risk physical activity are and how they may result in injury
- Learn how to use HSE's manual handling risk assessment techniques (the MAC and RAPP tools)
- Learn how to use HSE's upper limb disorder risk assessment technique (the ART tool)
- Understand the wider elements of risk management for manual handling
- Explain the legal obligations under the manual handling regulations
What the course will cover
This course provides an overview of the manual handling regulations, the key risk factors, the control and reduction of risk and the key principles of good techniques. Delegates will learn about the principles of MSDs, understand how injuries happen and learn about common types of injuries. Delegates will look at the MAC, ART and RAPP tools and use case studies and interactive, practical sessions to master the tools in the classroom.
Who should attend?
This course provides an overview of the manual handling regulations, the key risk factors, the control and reduction of risk and the key principles of good techniques. Delegates will learn about the principles of MSDs, understand how injuries happen and learn about common types of injuries. Delegates will look at the MAC, ART and RAPP tools and use case studies and interactive, practical sessions to master the tools in the classroom.
Book your place(s)
Course fees include all resources and a certificate of attendance (please note that all courses must be paid for via credit card at the time of booking).
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In-house training
This course can also be delivered to larger groups at a suitable, agreed location anywhere in the UK or internationally, online, or at the HSE Science and Research Centre. Content can also be tailored to meet organisations' own needs. Please get in touch to find out more.