Posture Group has launched its online manual handling training and assessment software

Posture Group has launched its online manual handling training and assessment software system to provide comprehensive training and assessments for manual handling tasks in the workplace. Posture Group are experts in the area of face to face manual handling training and risk assessments. The online manual handling system has been developed by our team of 250+ manual handling, ergonomics and health and safety consultants to streamline and automate the assessments they carry out face to face. Posture Group’s online manual handling training and assessment software system reduces the time it takes to provide and administrate manual handling training and assessments and easily assesses workers at remote office locations.

Posture Group’s online manual handling training and assessment system requires minimal organisation by management, automatically collates data and highlights issues where action is necessary, allows assessment for staff at multiple locations and reduces the costs of providing face to face assessments by 90%. The system was developed by Posture Group’s team of 250+ manual handling, ergonomics and health and safety consultants to streamline the processes they use for providing face to face manual handling training and assessments. Posture Group’s online manual handling training and assessment system offers a fully customisable system with a company’s own branding to make it look like it was developed in-house as well as detailed training so that all staff are aware of the risks and are trained in the correct techniques to use in any manual handling tasks they have to undertake. Moreover, Posture Group incorporates a manual handling assessment questionnaire and training covering general handling techniques for all office workers. The software system has more than 40 specialist manual handling training and assessment scenarios, can custom build specific manual handling training and assessment scenarios to meet your requirements and is a paperless process.

The general training and assessment for all workers covers worker health, storage / retrieval of filing, using a trolley, moving furniture, laptop carrying on a person, luggage carrying when travelling for work, water bottle handling for coolers, stationery order receiving, handling files at a desk and retrieving items from low drawers, stacking in a warehouse, loading and unloading in a warehouse, recycled / shredded paper handling and general manual handling questions. The Information Technology manual handling covers installing a printer, installing a PC, installing a monitor and installing servers. The Administration manual handling covers printer paper distribution, storage / retrieval of filing, package receiving and handling. The Post manual handling covers franking and post distribution. The general office specific manual handling scenarios cover moving presentation equipment, using a trolley, recycled / shredded paper handling, moving furniture, laptop carrying on a person, luggage carrying when travelling for work, water bottle handling for dispensers and stationery order receiving. Corporate hospitality covers drink and food tray handling (closed doors etc and trip/slip hazards). Workstation manual handling incorporates reaching to pick up files on a desk and retrieving items from low drawers. Manufacturing / production line / assembly line manual handling covers the assembly of components and equipment operation. Service and repair (appliances) covers transport to a customer’s home (carrying tools and replacement parts etc) and repair of appliances. Warehouse manual handling covers stacking, loading and unloading. Healthcare / hospital manual handling covers handling patients, handling equipment, patient bathing / washing and bed making. Retail / supermarket manual handling covers checkout and shelf stacking / restocking. Road works manual handling covers using a pneumatic drill, manual digging and material/equipment handling. Parcel delivery / mail manual handling covers sorting, parcel handling and loading/unloading. Haulage / logistics manual handling covers equipment operation and loading / unloading. Refuse / recycling manual handling covers loading / unloading, handling and equipment operation. Porter / travel manual handling covers customer baggage assistance, customer with disability assistance, catering trolley, baggage / luggage handling and hotel bed making. Cleaner / cleaning manual handling covers vacuuming, floor polishing, using a sweep / mop and cleaning.

Posture Group also creates specific scenarios for companies and tailors them to match their requirements. The online manual handling training and assessment system includes detailed training provided via a slideshow that is visually engaging and easy to understand, indicates all key health and safety factors relevant to manual handling and training points and tips are provided relating to each area of the manual handling training. It also includes a manual handling assessment questionnaire that incorporates detailed assessment questions relating to all areas and scenarios involved with manual handling, a pre-assessment disclaimer, simple multiple-choice answers, a drop down list of pre-determined ‘issue’ responses, the option to go ‘back’ during an assessment. Moreover, one can pause the assessment at any stage and come back and complete the assessment at a later date or time and the assessment can be bookmarked for later completion. The management reporting system incorporates a separate login page and password, automated feedback of user answers, recommended action provided for all outstanding user issues, a management comments entry box for each question, an automated PDF generator on completion where it is easy to view all the awaiting, incomplete assessments and also the issues with actions required with the option to view issues dependent on risk priority level (high, medium, low, no action required). The email management function allows the automation of the system. The client provides data for each user (name and email address) and once uploaded, the manual handling system recognises all users taking the assessment. An initial launch email is automatically sent to all users with personal login details and email reminders can be set up and sent to users who have not completed their assessment.

Posture Group is a leading provider of online and face to face DSE workstation assessments, manual handling assessments, pregnant worker assessments and employee pain assessments UK-wide. All assessments are provided through our online training and risk assessment software systems, but are also available face to face via our team of 250+ ergonomics, physiotherapy and health and safety consultants located UK-wide.

Posture Group
John Maxwell Building 35
Elstree Studios
Shenley Road
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1JG
Tel: 0845 345 3172
Email: rodney.epstein@posturegroup.co.uk

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