Manual Handling Awareness eLearning Course
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Under the Manual Handling Regulations 1992 (MHOR), it is the legal duty of all employees to supply sufficient training to employees. The law outlines requirements for handling animals, people, boxes and packages to ensure proper technique is performed.
Even without legal obligations, proper training is vital, according to the HSE, over 20% of all non-fatal workplace injuries in the UK result from incorrect handling, lifting, or carrying. Most of these are musculoskeletal injuries, the third leading cause of work absence after stress and colds/flu. This course equips employees with safe manual handling techniques, helping to prevent injuries and reduce absence rates.
Who Should Take This Course?
Suitable for anyone whose duties include working at height. This includes employees who supervise others working at height. Relevant professions and industries include:
- Construction and tradespeople
- Warehouses and factories
- Tradespeople
- Scaffolders
- Window fitters
- Office workers
Course Overview
The 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
Upon completing the course, you’ll be able to:
- 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
Course Details
- 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
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