Manual handling training.
Manual Handling covers why lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling cause so many back and upper limb injuries, what the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 expect, how to assess a task with TILE (task, individual, load, environment), a good lifting technique step by step, and practical ways to reduce the risk. It ends with a delivery arriving at a busy shop.
- Length
- About 17 minutes
- Topics
- 5 narrated topics
- Assessment
- 10 questions, 8 to pass
- Certificate
- On passing
What the course covers
5 topics, each with a real-world task.
5 scenario tasks, one after each topic. Topics unlock in order and progress saves automatically, so it can be done in short bursts.
- Why it mattersBack and upper limb injuries, and what the law saysTask: What comes first?
- Assessing a task with TILETask, Individual, Load, EnvironmentTask: Which part of TILE?
- A good lifting techniqueStep by step, plus pushing and pullingTask: Into a tight space
- Reducing the riskAids, team lifts, smaller loads and speaking upTask: The broken sack truck
- Putting it togetherA delivery arrives at a busy shopTask: The flat pack
Who it's for
Anyone who lifts, carries, pushes or pulls at work.
The Regulations set a clear order: avoid hazardous manual handling so far as is reasonably practicable, assess what cannot be avoided, and reduce the risk of injury. There is no legal maximum weight: the HSE weight guidelines are a filter that shows when a closer look is needed. It runs fully online, with a 10-question check and a certificate on passing.
This is an awareness course. Lifting technique is best practised in person, so pair it with hands-on training for the loads and tasks your people really handle. It does not replace your manual handling risk assessments.
Narrated video lessons with captions, on any phone, tablet or computer. Fully online.
10 questions, marked by the system. Learners need 8 correct (80%) to pass.
Issued on passing, valid for a year, and kept on record for four years.
Assign it, set a due date and see every learner's progress and result.
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Licences
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Tell me how many people need it. Licences last a year, and you can add more courses to the same team.