Manual Handling

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Developed in conjunction with experienced Health & Safety professionals, Compliance Standard Group, this course helps employers ensure that they and their employees are sufficiently trained in the principles and practices of safe manual handling. 

It provides the necessary information and training for organisations to understand more about the risks associated with manual handling, how to undergo a risk assessment and how to ensure appropriate control measures are put in place. 

This course follows the requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR), which provides a practical guide for managing and carrying out safe and healthy manual handling. The course also features videos, diagrams, and downloadable resources to use in your workplace.

his course follows the requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR), which provides a practical guide for managing and carrying out safe and healthy manual handling. The course also features videos, diagrams and downloadable resources to use in your workplace.


Who should take the course?

This online manual handling course is aimed at employees at all levels who are required to carry out manual handling tasks. This includes the moving of a load by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, maneuvering, steadying or transporting by hand or using bodily force.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Warehouse workers
  • Factory workers
  • Manual labourers
  • Construction and building site workers
  • Office workers
  • Delivery drivers
  • Agricultural workers

Course Topics

  • What is Manual Handling
  • Legal Duties
  • Manual Handling Injuries
  • Assessing and Reducing Manual Handling Risks
  • Practical Manual Handling Techniques

Completion of this course should take approximately 3 hours, which does not need to be completed in one go. You can learn at your own pace, pausing and returning at times to suit you, with 24hr access.

Upon successfully passing the end point assessment, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion.

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