Key Features & Benefits of this Course
- Suitable for all employees, including staff and managers
- Helps you to meet the requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992)
- Can be fully completed in just 35 minutes!
- Features a free online trial period, with bulk discounts available
- CPD accredited
- Independently approved by IOSH
- Free trial, demo and bulk discounts available
- Contact us to find out more about condensed versions and different languages
- Improved graphics and animations
- Course translations readily available!
Manual Handling Training V2 Course Contents
1. Your back during Manual Handling
The introduction to our course covers your back – what it’s made up of, how it works, how flexible and strong it is, but also how fragile it can be if it’s not look after. It explains what damage can be done with poor lifting techniques, and it offers an interesting insight into why children naturally lift objects correctly.
2. Daily Tasks
The second section of our Manual Handling Training explains how you can prevent aches, pains and more serious damage by maintaining a healthy back on a daily basis. It covers correct (neutral) postures, working in the Power Zone, and how to successfully break bad postural habits.
3. LITE Assessment
Before you begin any Manual Handling task, you need to complete a LITE assessment to reduce the risk of injury. This section takes you through the four different stages (Load Individual Task Environment) and provides you with additional advice about what to do during these tasks.
4. Techniques
Our fourth and final section provides step-by- step demonstrations on how to carry out various types of lift – from the floor, waist height, and head height; it takes you through a two-stage lift, team lift, and loading a trolley too. This section also covers the three Golden Rules of Manual Handling.
Manual Handling Certificate
This Online Manual Handling training programme ends with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate.
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. From there, you can re-print certificates; check and set pass marks and use the system as proof of commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Manual Handling Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and all relevant approvals.
Legislations relating to Manual Handling
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
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
Employers must ensure that workers receive proper training and information on how to handle loads correctly, and the risks they might be open to - particularly if these tasks are not performed correctly
The HSE suggests that, in general, manual handling training should be suitable for the individual, tasks and environment involved. It is important that these courses offer a range of different pieces of advice, including:
- Manual handling risk factors and how injuries can occur;
- How to carry out safe manual handling, including good handling technique;
- Appropriate systems of work for the individual's task and environment;
- Use of mechanical aids;
It is important to emphasise that the training contained in this programme is invaluable not only in the workplace itself but for general everyday use outside the workplace too. After all, if a member of staff injures their back no matter where they are they may need time off work and it may affect their general fitness in the short or long term.
Who is our Manual Handling Training for?
Our Manual Handling training is for all levels of staff that undertake manual handling operations. Construction and building site workers will undertake more manual handling operations than most due to transporting loads by lifting, pushing, carrying, pulling or putting down.
What are the consequences of poor manual handling?
If manual handling is not carried out properly it can have significant consequences on your health, particularly if you carry out manual handling operations regularly.
Poor manual handling can result in musculoskeletal disorders, symptoms of which include:
- Pains that can either be localised or widespread
- Dull aches
- Restricted movement
- Swelling
- Stiffness
- Fatigue
- Twitching or burning sensations in muscles
The most common places for musculoskeletal disorders to occur are in the neck and in the upper / lower back.
As a result of musculoskeletal disorders, people can also experience bouts of depression and other mental health issues.
User Reviews More reviews for this course
Excellent, very professional. Thank you
good quality not over loaded with jargon
Very clear and precise.