QA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF)

QA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF)

By Pochat Training

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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Pochat Training

Devonshire House Station Road Brimington S43 1JU United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Description

Every year, about half a million people suffer from musculoskeletal disorders due to work related activities. On average, each of those people had to take 16 days off work, with many never fully recovering from those injuries.

This course is there to help people avoid getting injured in the first place.

In this QA Level 2 Awards in Save Moving and Handling (RQF) course, we will cover:

  • Common manual handling injuries

  • Manual handling laws

  • Responsibilities of employers and employees

  • Manual handling risk assessments

  • Safe movement principles associated with manual handling, including the body’s:

    • Musculoskeletal system

    • Centre of gravity

    • Lever system

  • Manual handling equipment:

    • Types of manual handling aids and equipment

    • Maintenance and requirements for testing

  • Manual handling practical sessions:

    • Preparing for a lift

    • Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object

    • Team manual handling

Organised by

Pochat Training

We run fun, engaging, accredited courses in First Aid, Mental Health and Wellbeing, citizenAid, Food Safety and Nutrition, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Manual Handling, Social Care, Education and Digital, Functional and Computer Skills.

What makes our training courses fun and engaging? Just have a look at a few of the things we use to make it so.

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We have a wide variety of courses on offer, and are always happy to run private courses and to create bespoke ones as well!