Every year, thousands of workplace injuries occur due to manual handling. This includes life-changing spine problems and repetitive strain injuries. Protect your employees and educate them in the proper techniques for lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, holding and carrying objects.
This online Manual Handling training course sets out the key facts about manual handling in an engaging and clear manner. It covers the best way to approach manual handling for your spine and posture and how to carry out simple manual handling tasks.
Our Manual Handling course is broken down into three modules and an assessment. These are:
Our Manual Handling course is broken down into three modules and an assessment. These are:
Manual handling includes tasks that require a person to lift, lower, push, pull, hold or carry any object, animal or person. These tasks can cause spinal problems if they are not performed correctly. This module covers the best method to approach manual handling activities and discusses how the spine functions.
Due to its risks, manual handling should be avoided or reduced where possible. When it is required, the risks should be minimised as much as possible, and both employees and employers play a role in this. This module explores legal responsibilities about manual handling, the equipment you can use to reduce the risks and risk factors to consider.
When manual handling is the only option, it’s important to carry it out correctly to avoid putting pressure on the spine and causing health issues. This module demonstrates the correct way in which to approach manual handling, highlighting important factors to consider and how to carry out simple manual handling tasks.
How much do you know about manual handling? Put your knowledge to the test with our multiple-choice assessment. Pass with 80% or more to receive your certificate.
| Number of Learners | Cost (per year) | |
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| 1 - 10 | ||
| 11 - 20 | ||
| 21 - 50 | ||
| 51 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 150 | ||
| 150+ | ||
| Number of Learners | Cost (per year) | |
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| 50 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 200 | ||
| 201 - 300 | ||
| 301 - 400 | ||
| 401 - 500 | ||
| 501 - 750 | ||
| 751 - 1000 | ||
| 1001 - 2500 | ||
| 2501 - 5000 | ||
| 5000 - 10,000 | ||
| 10,000 + | ||
Included Features
Manual handling is one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and accidents. Though it should always be minimised or avoided where possible, the fact remains that manual handling is a key part of many job roles.
Both employees and employers have a responsibility to ensure manual handling tasks are conducted correctly. For employers, carrying out a risk assessment and providing proper training is essential. Good quality manual handling training reduces the risks of workplace injuries.
Manual handling refers to any lifting or moving of objects with a person’s body rather than machinery. It causes thousands of injuries every year and, if done incorrectly, can contribute to long-term spinal issues. Everyone who undertakes manual handling in their job role should have the appropriate training.
Safe manual handling techniques include maintaining good posture while lifting and keeping the load as close to your body as possible. Try to avoid twisting the spine in an unnatural way. If something is too heavy to safely handle manually, do not attempt to, as it could cause injury.
The amount that one person can lift safely varies between individuals. As a general rule of thumb, women should not lift anything heavier than 16kg. For men, the figure is 25kg. It is important to remember these are only meant as guides and nobody should attempt to lift something they do not feel is safe.
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