Health and Safety
Manual Handling Awareness
Assessment type
Training only (attendance)
Minimum duration
30 Minutes
Course delivery
E-learning
Description
The Manual Handling Awareness eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of the risks associated with manual handling and the principles that can be applied to reduce the likelihood of injury.
The course explores common manual handling hazards, factors that can increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury and the importance of assessing a task before moving or handling a load. Learners will consider safer handling principles, appropriate use of mechanical assistance and when to seek help or avoid a manual handling activity.
Who Should Attend?
- Employees who undertake manual handling activities as part of their work.
- Agricultural, construction and industrial personnel.
- Warehouse, distribution and logistics employees.
- Office, retail and facilities personnel.
- New starters requiring general manual handling awareness.
- Managers and supervisors responsible for employees undertaking manual handling.
- Anyone who may be required to lift, lower, carry, push, pull or otherwise move loads at work.
What You Will Learn
- What is meant by manual handling.
- Common types of manual handling activity.
- How manual handling can contribute to injury and musculoskeletal disorders.
- Common manual handling hazards and risk factors.
- Understanding the importance of avoiding hazardous manual handling where reasonably practicable.
- Assessing a manual handling task before beginning.
- Considering the task, individual, load and working environment.
- Recognising loads that may be heavy, bulky, unstable or difficult to grip.
- Considering individual capability and personal limitations.
- Identifying environmental factors that may affect safe handling.
- Planning an appropriate route before moving a load.
- Principles of safer lifting and handling.
- Maintaining a stable position when handling loads.
- Keeping loads appropriately positioned in relation to the body.
- Avoiding unnecessary twisting, reaching and sudden movements.
- Safe principles for lowering and placing loads.
- Risks associated with repetitive handling activities.
- Awareness of safer pushing and pulling practices.
- Using appropriate mechanical handling aids where available.
- Recognising when assistance from another person may be required.
- Understanding the importance of appropriate information, instruction and training.
- Recognising when a handling activity should not be attempted.
- Reporting manual handling hazards, injuries or concerns.
- Following workplace risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Contributing to safer manual handling practices in the workplace.
Course Delivery
This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.
Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.
Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.
Assessment
Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.
A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.
This is an awareness-based eLearning course and does not provide or demonstrate practical competence in manual handling techniques. Where manual handling activities present significant risks, employers must ensure employees receive appropriate task-specific information, instruction, practical training and supervision.
Course Duration
The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.
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