Manual Handling in the Workplace Online Course
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Overview
Manual Handling, also known as manual tasks, is any activity requiring effort to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain any object, including a person or animal.
Poor manual handling practice is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace and the injuries can be disabling and costly.
AVELING's Manual Handling course will teach you how to safely identify, plan and perform manual handling tasks to maintain an injury-free workplace.
Intended for
Anyone who may need to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain objects in their workplace, home or vehicle.
Key benefits of AVELING's Online Manual Handling course:
- FREE of charge
AVELING is a safety and leadership training provider who shows their commitment to a safer community by offering this course free of charge.
- Do it anytime
The training course is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The course can be completed anywhere using a standard computer and Internet.
Learning Outcomes
- Define manual handling
- Examine the risks and consequences of manual handling
- Discuss legal requirements and responsibilities
- Assess manual handling tasks and manage risk
- Use mechanical aids to reduce risk
- Apply proper lifting technique
- Put what you’ve learned into practice
Certification
A Certificate of Participation will be issued at the end of the course.
| Duration: | 1 hour |
| Time: | Anytime |
| Dates: | Anywhere using a standard computer and Internet |
| Fee: | Free |
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Last updated: 3 January, 2012
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