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Manual Handling Awareness

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£250

Manual Handling Awareness This essential course provides learners with the knowledge to safely lift, carry, push, or pull loads in the workplace. Understand the risks, improve technique, and reduce injuries through safe manual handling practices.

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Expiry period Lifetime
Made in English
Last updated at Wed Oct 2025
Level
Beginner
Total lectures 0
Total quizzes 0
Total duration Hours
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Short description Manual Handling Awareness This essential course provides learners with the knowledge to safely lift, carry, push, or pull loads in the workplace. Understand the risks, improve technique, and reduce injuries through safe manual handling practices.
Outcomes
  • Define manual handling and identify related workplace hazards
  • Recognise the legal duties of employers and employees under MHOR 1992
  • Identify common causes and types of manual handling injuries
  • Apply safe lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling techniques
  • Use ergonomic principles to protect the back and reduce strain
  • Assess manual handling risks using basic risk assessment methods
  • Understand the importance and use of handling aids and equipment
  • Plan manual handling tasks to minimise risk (load, route, environment)
  • Support safe practices when working alone or in a team
  • Promote a proactive safety culture focused on injury prevention
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