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.
Manual Handling course demo: Click image below
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
There are no previous skills or qualifications required to register for this study programme. This course is open to students of all ages and backgrounds. Enrolments can be taken at anytime of the year unlike the traditional local college who tend only to enrol in September. Home Learning offers true flexibility. Enrol today and be studying within 7 days!
On passing the assessment, you can print your certification to show that the required standard of knowledge of Manual Handling has been reached. Course notes are also available upon completion.
The course takes approximately three 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.
This course is completed online within the college online learning portal. Access details and password are emailed direct to students within 2 Working days of enrolment. We use audio visual, interactive animation to deliver our courses in an enjoyable and refreshing format. Please note that you will need speakers or headphones as it is an interactive audio-visual course.
This course has a multiple-choice assessment. The questions are randomly selected from a bank of questions. The assessment can be taken as many times as needed to pass. Once passed the trainee can instantly print their certificate proving succesful completion.
Course Notes
We have added an additional feature to our Food Safety, Health & Safety, Fire Safety and Hazard Awareness courses whereby, after successfully completing the assessment at the end, you are able to download a full set of course notes. These can be saved to your computer or printed out. They contain the key points from the course content and are useful as a quick reference guide.
Management
For supervisors with multiple trainees we provide a management control panel. The control panel allows supervisors to add trainees, monitor their progress and print certificates.