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Manual Handling

Our Manual Handling course equips professional drivers with the essential knowledge to plan lifting operations effectively, follow safe lifting procedures, and understand both driver and company responsibilities. It also reinforces the importance of personal health and wellbeing, helping drivers maintain high safety standards and overall professional competence.

Welcome and Introduction

30 mins

  • Ice breaking, introduction and objectives of the course, fair processing notice, day’s activities including course timetable, Health & Safety Briefing & Establishing pre-existing knowledge of trainees.
  • PowerPoint Presentation

Relevant updates as provided by DVSA, Traffic Commissioners and Highways England

30 mins

  • Showing content appropriate videos as provided by DVSA, Highways England Vulnerable Road Users and FORS safety video
  • PowerPoint Presentation & Video

Manual Handling

180 mins

  • Understanding the Health and Safety Regulations and their responsibilities under the act
  • Your legal obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
  • Your employers’ obligations under the act
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • The understanding and importance of planning your lift
  • PowerPoint Presentation, Video & Discussion

Lunch break

60 MINS

Manual Handling Continued

60 mins

  • Discuss the requirements in respect of correct manual handling of items
  • Emphasising the importance of correct lifting procedures when selecting how to approach lifting objects
  • How to conduct manual lifts safely
  • PowerPoint Presentation, Video & Discussion 

Healthy living for Drivers

30 mins

  • Discuss implications of different driver hours regimes and how they affect a healthy diet regime
  • Discuss the potential impact on drivers’ health and in particular in respect of type 2 diabetes
  • The effects that diet, and in particular alcohol, can have on driver wellbeing and performance.
  • PowerPoint Presentation & Video

Efficient Driving to include geo tunnelling and satellite navigation

30 mins

  • Geo tunnelling, correct use of satellite navigation
  • Discuss how efficient driving is beneficial to vehicle, driver and operator
  • Powerpoint Presentation & Video

Traffic Signs

60 mins

  • Presentation on “know your traffic signs” and how the highway code has evolved
  • Discuss Vulnerable Road Users
  • Discuss traffic restrictions and generally understanding signage and interpreting, plus its uniqueness to PCV and LGV drivers
  • Discussing the meanings of different types of signs
  • The importance of adhering to different types of signs i.e.Height restrictions, weight restrictions and width restrictions.
  • Powerpoint Presentation & Pictorial Examples

End of Day Routine

15 mins

  • Completing shift and end of day routine and final checks
  • PowerPoint Presentation

Review

15 mins

  • Discuss prior knowledge reviews against aims, objectives and feedback
  • Question and Answer Session

Total duration

7 hours

The course is classroom based and taught via Powerpoint Presentation, video and discussion. It will count as 7 hours towards Driver CPC Training.

For more information or to book call 07769 920050 or send us an email​.

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