Manual Handling

This Manual Handling Training course teaches you all you need to know about safe manual handling. Being competent in safe carrying and lifting techniques for the workplace is a legal requirement, and this online Manual Handling Course provides everything you need to know. It includes lifting techniques, ‘LITE’ and ‘TILE’ and explains the importance of safe manual handling. Correct Manual Handling is so important to your everyday health, especially if you’re regularly lifting.

Learning outcome:

• 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 content:

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

Available language: 29 languages 

Importance of training: 

Under The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Manual Handling is taken to include the lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying and movement of anything by hand or bodily force. The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (13(2)) also require that every employer must ensure that their employees are provided with adequate health and safety training. 

Council Directive 90/269/EEC of 29th May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers

Certificate download and prints:

This Manual Handling Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include:

Your Manual Handling Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.