Course Description
There is some element of manual handling involved in most jobs. This course raises awareness to organisations and employees of how best to manage manual handling in the workplace. Manual handling can include any form lifting – from putting the bin out or moving archive boxes to setting up a new computer. The course looks at what the regulations are and helps employees avoid, assess and reduce injuries at work. Plus how best for employers to adopt control measures, and training forms part of those measures. Each course has a multiple-choice test and certificates are issued online instantly for you to print off once a course is passed successfully.
Main Features
- Defining the importance of manual handling training
- Understanding “What is manual handling” – the risks and avoidance
- To help reduce the risk of injury so far is reasonably practicable
- Applicable to employees at all levels
Learning Objectives
- What is manual handling?
- Raises awareness, so manual handling is done correctly
- Handling incorrectly -raise awareness to avoid risk and injury
- Ensure employees and businesses are aware that the medical and financial consequences
- Examine real-life examples
- Test employee’s knowledge with a quiz and certification
Why are the benefits?
- Demonstrates why it’s best to have manual handling training
- Provides examples of correct and incorrect handling
- Provides an understanding of the different types of manual handling
- How the risks of manual handling can be reduced
- Helps to reduce individual and employers from injuries
- Mitigates employer risk and exposure to absence and injury claims
The courses can be also be taken on a laptop, tablet or smartphone and should take approximately 15 minutes to half an hour to complete. Candidates will get 3 chances to pass the test.
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