Manual Handling Course

Available online, this awareness course in Manual Handling covers the basics of lifting and lowering loads, as well as pushing and pulling trolleys and other mechanical aids.

Basic guidelines on the posture for lifting, and the maximum weight guidelines are covered in this course.

We use audio visual, interactive animation to deliver our courses in an enjoyable and refreshing format.

The course takes approximately one and a half hours to complete and progress can be saved, enabling you to return to it later and start where you left off. You can access the course as many times as you like within a year.

On completion of the course, an awareness certificate can be printed out.

Please note that you will need speakers or headphones as it is an interactive audio-visual course.

Manual handling's main modules are:

• Module 1 - Prevention And Preparation
  Risk Assessments,
  Mechanical Aids,
  Environments and Injuries
• Module 2 - Techniques
  Lifting and Lowering,
  Mechanical or Machine Aids
• Module 3 - Law Basics
  Regulations for employers and employees