Description
Course Overview
This course provides essential information and training to help organisations understand the risks associated with manual handling, how to conduct a risk assessment, and how to ensure effective control measures are implemented.
It follows the requirements of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) and offers a practical guide to managing and carrying out safe and healthy manual handling.
- Supports compliance with workplace health and safety legislation
- Developed by experienced health and safety professionals
- Fully online course and assessment with no time limits
- Approximate duration: 1 hour
- Certificate available to download and print upon completion
Who Should Take This Manual Handling Training Course?
This course is suitable for employees at all levels who may be required to carry out manual handling tasks, such as lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, manoeuvring, steadying, or transporting loads by hand or by bodily force. Examples of roles that may benefit include:
- Warehouse and factory staff
- Heavy manual labourers
- Construction and building site workers
- Office workers
- Delivery drivers
- Agricultural workers
Aims of the Manual Handling Training
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Understand what is meant by manual handling.
- Be able to explain the common causes of injury and potential long-term health issues resulting from poor manual handling techniques.
- Understand the legal responsibilities and duties placed upon employers and employees.
- Be able to identify manual handling hazards.
- Understand how to carry out an effective manual handling risk assessment.
- Recognise the control measures that can be put in place to reduce the risk of harm.
- Learn and practice safe techniques for handling loads to help maintain a healthy and safe working environment.
Assessment
The online assessment is taken at the end of the training.
You will be asked 10 multiple-choice questions with a pass mark of 80%.
The answers are marked automatically, so you will instantly know if you have passed. If you do not pass on your first attempt, you can retake the test as many times as needed at no extra cost.
