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Manual Handling – Course Description
Manual handling, or to be accurate, incorrect manual handling, is one of the most common causes of injury at work. To try and combat manual handling problems, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations were introduced.
This course outlines exactly what constitutes manual handling and covers the regulations and legislation that apply to manual handling tasks. It then goes on to cover safe handling techniques and how to develop good habits in relation to manual handling. It finishes off by introducing some practical solutions and the use of mechanical aids.
Duration: 75 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
Price: £35.00 (+VAT)
Target Audience
The Regulations lay out duties for both employees and employers. They give a general requirement that employees must be trained to manually handle correctly including the use of any equipment their employer provides to handle loads safely.
Advantages
Training your employees with our online system will go a long way to giving them greater awareness of the dangers that poor manual handling poses, as well as covering safe handling techniques, practical solutions to manual handling issues and the use of mechanical aids.
Further Progression for Manual Handling
There are a wide range of other health and safety courses available in the eLearning suite that are relevant to the same industries as these courses.
Please note that this is an awareness course only, if your duties include working at height you will also need further practical training, you can get in touch with us to arrange this.
| Module Number | Module Name | Pass % Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Manual Handling? | 75 |
| 2 | Manual Handling Regulations | 75 |
| 3 | Safe Handling | 75 |
| 4 | Learning Safe Handling Habits | 75 |
| 5 | Practical Manual Handling Solutions | 75 |
| 6 | Use of Mechanical Aids | 75 |
Recommended System Requirements
Browser: Up to date web browser
Video: Up to date video drivers
Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
