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Self Paced • Digital Certificate • Unlimited Exam Attempts
Complete our online certification at your own pace and schedule a free zoom practical exam to receive your digital certificate
Course Content
On completion of this course, you will:
• Be aware of the legislative requirements in relation to manual handling.
• Acquire the basic knowledge on risk factors for back problems and in maintaining a healthy back.
• Be aware of how to carry out a basic personal/dynamic manual handling risk assessment to determine if the load can be handled safely.
• Be aware of the specific manual handling hazards in your work area identified in the task specific manual handling risk assessment.
• Be aware of measures to avoid or reduce the risk of injury including use of mechanical aids or reorganisation of the work activity.
• State the main principles of safer manual handling.
• Carry out relevant manual handling techniques and understand the need to further develop these skills in the workplace.
Acquire the basic knowledge of the functions of the back, how it can be injured and how to keep it healthy
Learn how to carry out a personal/dynamic risk assessment for the task to be completed to determine if the load can be handled safely
Be aware of the specific manual handling hazards identified in the task specific manual handling risk assessment and the measures to avoid or reduce the risk of injury including use of mechanical aids or reorganisation of the work activity
Learn the main principles of safe manual handling and demonstrate practical application of the main principles of manual handling to relevant manual handling tasks in the workplace
1 – Complete our online course at your own pace
2 – Take our online assessment
3 – Schedule a free zoom practical exam to receive your digital certificate
Unlimited exam attempts
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Free zoom practical assessment
Digital certificate provided
