Manual Handling Awareness eLearning Course
Protect Your Workforce. Stay Compliant. Stay Safe.
Under the Manual Handling Regulations 1992 (MHOR), it is the legal duty of all employees to supply sufficient manual handling training to their employees. The law outlines requirements for handling animals, people, boxes and packages to ensure proper technique is performed.
Even without such regulations, employers have an interest in providing manual handling training for staff who have lifting and carrying responsibilities. According to the HSE, more than 20 percent of all non-fatal workplace injuries in the UK are caused by incorrect handling, lifting and carrying. Most are musculoskeletal injuries, which are the third most common cause of absence from work, exceeded only by stress and colds/flu. Therefore, by providing sufficient training employers can protect their employees from injury and reduce absence rates.
Who Should Take This eLearning Course?
Our Manual Handling Awareness eLearning course is suitable for anyone whose duties include working at height. This includes employees who supervise others working at height.
- Relevant professions and industries include:
- Construction
- Warehouses and factories
- Tradespeople
- Scaffolders
- Window fitters
- Office workers
eLearning Course Programme
The Manual Handling Awareness eLearning course covers the following topics:
- Definition of manual handling
- The manual handling problem
- Manual handling law
- Avoiding manual handling
- Reducing risks from manual handling
- Manual handling risk factors, including TILE (task, individual, load and environment)
- Structure, function and anatomy of the spine
- Common manual handling injuries
- Advice for sufferers of back pain
- Safe lifting technique
- Safe pushing and pulling technique
You Will Learn
The learning outcomes of the Manual Handling Awareness eLearning course are:
- How to lift safely
- Use correct lifting techniques and correct bad postural habits
- Understand the consequences of unsafe manual handling
- Understand how to carry out risk assessment to reduce risk
- Be compliant with the relevant legislation
eLearning Course Duration and Assessment
- Duration - Approx. 60 minutes (self-paced)
- Access - Available for 6 months after purchase
- Assessment - Multiple-choice test (3 attempts allowed)
- Certificate - Immediate proof of completion
Why Choose Our eLearning Course?
- 100% Online – Learn at your own pace, anytime, anywhere
- Instant Certification – Print or download upon completion
- Quick & Easy Enrolment – Secure online purchase
Take the Next Step
By taking our Manual Handling Awareness eLearning course, employees in your organisation will learn effective techniques for lifting and carrying, helping them do so safely and promoting a positive health and safety culture in the workplace.
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