Manual Handling Training, Page 116 Reviews

It is tooooooooo slow to get through

I personally think that this training should be done in a classroom setting,so you can do practical side of this training

The information was very good and well presented and certainly made me think about the lifting I do on a regular basis - 15 kg bags of horse food etc. However I didn't really rate the questions because knowing the difference between sprain and strain doesn't make me a better lifter. I think the questions could be better targeted.

The first two interviews with two women who have suffered accidents either in the workplace or at home I felt was far too long and contained information that was very condescending. I myself suffered two slipped discs some six years ago and was fully recovered within just six months through my own rehabilitation with the help of a Chiropractor and a lot of exercise and I thought the testimonial that one woman was still suffering and would be for the rest of her life from a 'bad back' was appauling! It was far too sensationalist and scaremongering.

The training was very informative but I did find it hard to stay engaged....a bit boring but I don't know how you could change that as it is just reiterating information already covered in previous training programmes.

Not detailed enough. If it is a refresher course, then it should be reminding us of lifting priniciples (and therefore doesn't need to be as in depth). But as the course seems to be aimed at a complete novice then it was lacking. For example, the first few times "ten to two" is mentioned it doesn't actually explain what this means. When lifting off the floor the vid shows the man get down by bending his knees, the lifts the package to his chest, THEN straightens his legs to lift. So what muscles lifted the package to his chest? Seemingly sloppy mistakes such as the 2 lifting the table, on the count of 3 she lifts, then so does he, surely the count of 3 is so that both lift at the same time? Seems a easy mistake to fix, ie film it again.Questions were too ambigous also. The vid says to lift with someone 'count to 3 or something similar' but then has a question where count to 3 is the only answer, where one of the other answers 'keep quiet to concentrate' is just as valid especially if the other person is the one who has taken charge as the video says one should do. Also, one question regarding pushing or pulling items says pulling is the correct answer, but then how would I get an item from for example the back of a shelf at height? Sorry for picking faults, you may not agree with them, but I feel that an absolute beginner would struggle to follow this. I've had more Manual Handling training than I can remember and I only got 75% right.

I found this partically one average reason being there was a slow internet connecttion which took extra long to load the videos and there was such alot of videos and hardly an text.