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Manual Handling

Learn how to perform risk assessments, create control measures, and carry out the safe manual handling.

  • Accredited training

    Fully accredited and meets UK and EU legal requirements.

  • Duration 2 hour 10 mins

    Complete the course online at your own pace, with no time limit.

  • Certificate of completion

    Receive a printable PDF e-certificate when you complete the course.

  • All major browsers and devices

    Access the course using PC, Mac, iOS or Android devices.

About this course

Safe manual handling ensures you and your staff avoid injury in the workplace. Employers have a responsibility to protect their employees and comply with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR). While anyone who carries heavy loads should also learn the proper techniques to perform their job role safely.

This online manual handling course complies with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) and shows you how to perform a risk assessment, understand the TILE Model, create control measures, and carry out safe manual handling throughout your day. The course features, videos, written text, and simple quizzes.

This training is perfect for delivery workers, heavy manual labourers, construction site workers, office workers, and more.

Your Certificate

To complete your course and download your manual handling certificate, you need to have correctly answered enough questions in the quizzes throughout the course. You’re able to retake these quizzes as many times as you want. The certificate is printable and will be accessible at any time when you log into our platform. The certificate is saved on our system so you can use it to prove a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What’s Included

  • Fully accredited organisation
  • Meets the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR)
  • Compatible with PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices
  • Printable PDF e-certificate upon completion
  • Online course with no time limits
  • Free for up to three users

Modules

What is Manual Handling?

Defining what manual handling is; the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (MHOR) 1992; short-term and long-term risks and injuries; mental health issues; employer and employee duties; and reporting injuries and RIDDOR.

Signs of Incorrect Manual Handling

Signs of incorrect manual handling; actions that have a higher risk of causing injury; physical responses that indicate someone is struggling; manual handling injuries; and musculoskeletal disorders.

Risk Assessments

Avoiding, assessing and reducing manual handling activity; the 5 steps of a risk assessment; identifying hazards and TILE; who might be harmed and how; evaluating risks; recording the significant findings; and reviewing and updating the risk assessment.

Safe Manual Handling Techniques

The differences between foodborne illness, food poisoning and foodborne disease; common causes of food poisoning; types of food poisoning bacteria; and types of food poisoning viruses.

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How it works

Learn online, at your own pace

How it works

Our Manual Handling e-learning course is delivered online through our Tayl platform. This means you can complete this course on any device that can access the internet, and you can take a break at any time and save your progress. You can also add more users to your account, access more compliance training courses, and track who has done what.

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FAQs

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Do I get a certificate?

When you complete a course you’re issued with a manual handling printable completion certificate at no extra cost.

Can I retake courses?

We understand that it can take a bit of time to understand the material. That’s why you can have as many retries of a course as you need at no extra charge.

Why is the course free?

It’s not a trick, you really get this course, certificates, and all our library for up to three team members. You simply need a work email address. It’s free because we believe in our product. And we think that once you try it, you’ll come back to us again and recommend our system to your friends. So, what are you waiting for, get your course today.

What devices do the courses work on?
What devices do the courses work on?

The courses work on any modern internet browser on any device. Whether you’re using Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge on an iPhone, Android, Laptop or PC everything will work just fine.

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