Manual handling training for safer workplace lifting
Manual handling training helps learners understand lifting risks, safer handling principles, and when to stop and ask for help.
Course outline
- Welcome
- What Manual Handling Means
- Knowledge Check 1
- Why Manual Handling Matters
- The Manual Handling Hierarchy
- Avoiding the Lift
- Knowledge Check 2
- Assessing the Risk
- Task Risk Factors
- The Load
- Knowledge Check 3
- The Environment
- Individual Capability
- Safer Lifting Technique
- Poor Lifting Technique
- Knowledge Check 4
- Pushing and Pulling
- Team Handling
- When to Stop
- Knowledge Check 5
- Your Responsibilities
- Final Assessment 1
- Final Assessment 2
- Final Assessment 3
- Course Summary
Questions
What is manual handling training?
Manual handling training teaches employees how to reduce injury risk when lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or moving loads at work.
Can manual handling training be tracked online?
Yes. Zero LMS can track learner progress, completion status, and course records for online manual handling training.