Manual Handling

Manual handling tasks, such as lifting, lowering, pulling, or pushing, are common in many workplaces and can pose significant health risks if not performed correctly. This comprehensive course equips individuals with the knowledge and techniques to carry out manual handling safely, reducing the risk of injury and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

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What You'll Learn

  • Understand the importance of safe manual handling and its impact on health.
  • Learn proper lifting techniques, including 'LITE' and 'TILE' assessments.
  • Recognise and correct poor postural habits to prevent injury.

This course includes

Videos

Case Studies

Quizzes & Assessments

Course Content

Anatomy of the back and common injuries related to manual handling.

Identifying manual handling tasks in daily work activities.

Learning the Load, Individual, Task, and Environment (LITE) assessment method.

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FAQs

Yes, you will be issued with a certificate on successful completion of the course

Assessment will be conducted through multiple-choice questions integrated throughout the course and at the end.

This E-learning course is designed for flexible, self-paced learning, with most participants completing it in under an hour.

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Description

This online manual handling training course will teach you all you need to know about safe manual handling. It includes information on the lifting techniques, ‘LITE’ and ‘TILE’, and explains the importance of safe manual handling. Correct manual handling is so important to everyday health, especially if you’re regularly lifting. Providing training on safe carrying and lifting techniques in the workplace is a legal requirement in any situation where your staff are required to do any lifting, lowering, pulling, or pushing as part of their job.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Learn how to lift safely, using techniques such as ‘LITE’ and ‘TILE’
  • Learn how to carry out ‘LITE’ assessments to reduce the risk of injury
  • Learn how to correct bad postural habits and how to work in the ‘Power Zone’

COURSE CONTENTS

This training course is broken down into 4 sections

  1. Your back during Manual Handling
  2. Daily Tasks
  3. LITE Assessment
  4. Techniques

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2 reviews for Manual Handling

  1. Catriona Dunbar

    I have done manual handling courses before but I still learnt something new in this one. A good course.

  2. Helen Smith

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