Participatory training in manual handling : Programme de formation participative en manutention manuelle: fondements théoriques et approache proposée

OUR RESEARCH is working for you ! Mission To contribute, through research, to the prevention of industrial accidents and occupational diseases and to the rehabilitation of affected workers; To disseminate knowledge and serve as a scientific reference centre and expert; To provide the laboratory services and expertise required to support the public occupational health and safety network. [...] The first issue is the difficulty of systematically supporting the assertions made in the report, i.e., citing sources in the text as is conventionally done. [...] We feel that updating handling training will allow us to change or at least improve the unfortunate public perception of the job, contribute to improved recognition of the useful skills of handlers and prevent the MSDs associated with the work. [...] The explanations concern two aspects of the training program: the content and the setup, i.e., the pedagogical scenario designed to guide the trainees’ activities such as learning sequences, objectives, and the means to be employed to achieve these objectives (e.g., teaching material, duration, follow-up). [...] Instead, we should try to enrich the toolbox of the handler and especially teach him to identify the most appropriate tool for the job, which can vary depending on the load to be lifted and the specific handling context.