Many employees feel that moving and handling materials that they work with every day is an "ordinary" task, not something that they really need to be concerned about. Yet there are hundreds of thousands of "materials handling" accidents every year... from small splinters, cuts or scrapes... to crushed fingers, hands and feet... even deaths.
Materials Handling topics covered:
- Types of potential hazards
- Planning a job
- Personal protective equipment
- Proper lifting and moving techniques
- Other ergonomic considerations
- Hand trucks, carts and pallet trucks
- Mechanical lifting device
Training Kit Includes 16 minute Materials Handling Safety DVD or VHS with the following:
- Trainer's Guide
- 5 Posters
- 30 Booklets
- Reproducible Quiz & Answers
- Reproducible Certificate
- Attendance / Sign-In Form
