Manual Handling Training
Lift, carry, push and pull safely. Learn how risks are assessed and the technique that protects your back.
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Manual Handling Training
Lifting a box, pushing a trolley or moving stock looks simple. Done badly, day after day, it can injure your back, shoulders and arms. The law expects employers to avoid hazardous manual handling where they can, assess what remains and reduce the risk.
This course covers what the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 expect workers to know. You learn the avoid, assess, reduce approach, the TILEO factors behind every assessment and a step-by-step lifting technique. You also learn how to use the safe systems your employer puts in place.
- Explain what manual handling is and how injuries happen
- Describe the avoid, assess, reduce approach in the regulations
- Use the TILEO factors to think through a handling task
- Plan a lift before you start
- Apply good handling technique when lifting and putting down loads
- Use the safe systems of work and equipment your employer provides
- Know when to stop and ask for help
5 short modules, 1 hour in total.
What manual handling means
Lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying and moving loads. How injuries build up over time.
Knowledge checkThe law: avoid, assess, reduce
Your employer's duties under the 1992 Regulations and your duty to use the safe systems of work provided.
Knowledge checkAssessing risk with TILEO
The task, the individual, the load, the environment and other factors. How each one changes the risk.
Knowledge checkGood handling technique
Planning the lift, a stable stance, a good hold, keeping the load close and avoiding twisting.
Knowledge checkPushing, pulling and aids
Using trolleys and handling aids well, team lifts, and knowing when to stop and ask.
Knowledge checkFinal test and your certificate
Multiple choice, 80% to pass, unlimited attempts. Your CPD certificate is issued by Lift College the day you pass.
This course is for you if
- You work in a warehouse, shop, kitchen, factory or delivery role
- You move equipment, stock or furniture as part of your job
- You work in maintenance, cleaning, hospitality or events
- You are a new starter and manual handling is part of your induction
- Your employer has asked you to complete manual handling training
Your CPD certificate, issued the day you pass.
Your certificate records that you completed Manual Handling Training with Lift College. It shows 1 hour of learning, your completion date and a recommended refresh date.
- One price, £19.99. One payment, one learner, no subscription.
- Short modules with a knowledge check after each one and a final test. Instant results.
- 80% to pass, with unlimited free retakes.
- A CPD certificate issued by Lift College as a PDF the same day you pass, with a unique number and a verification link.
- Access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy.
- A free refresher when your recommended refresh date arrives. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
CPD certificate
liftcollege.co.uk/verify/LC-CPD-000000The law this course supports
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
Employers must avoid hazardous manual handling so far as is reasonably practicable. They must assess handling that cannot be avoided and reduce the risk of injury to the lowest level reasonably practicable (regulation 4). Employees must make full and proper use of the system of work provided (regulation 5).
Read the legislation →Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Employers must provide the information, instruction, training and supervision needed to keep employees safe, so far as is reasonably practicable (section 2).
Read the legislation →Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Employers must give adequate health and safety training when people start work and when they are exposed to new or increased risks (regulation 13).
Read the legislation →£19.99. Pay once, nothing added.
One payment for one learner. You keep access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days and we refund you in full.
- PaySecure card payment, one time only.
- Sign inYour learner account is ready straight away.
- StartBegin module 1 the same minute.
Free refresher when it is due
We recommend a refresh every 3 years. We email you 30 days before, and from the refresh date you can retake the latest version free and download a new certificate.
Questions about Manual Handling Training
Is online manual handling training valid?
Your employer decides what training you need. This course covers what the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 expect workers to know. Your employer will show you the tasks and equipment in your job.
What does TILEO stand for?
Task, Individual, Load, Environment and Other factors. These match the factors the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 list for assessing handling risks.
Is there a maximum weight I can lift at work?
The regulations do not set a single legal weight limit. Your employer assesses each task, looking at the load, the task, the environment and the person doing it.
What are my duties as an employee?
You must make full and proper use of the safe system of work your employer provides. You must also take reasonable care of yourself and others and co-operate with your employer.
How often should manual handling training be refreshed?
Health and safety training should be repeated periodically where appropriate and updated when risks change. Lift College recommends refreshing this course every 3 years, and the refresher is free.
How long do I keep access?
You keep your access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy. Your certificate PDF is yours to keep.
What is the free refresher?
Lift College recommends refreshing this course every 3 years. When your date comes round, you can retake the latest version free and get a new certificate. We email you 30 days before.
Does it count towards my CPD?
Yes. The course is 1 hour of learning, shown on your CPD certificate issued by Lift College, so you can log the hours in your CPD record.
Can I get my money back?
Yes. Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Your receipt shows the course, the date and the amount paid, and you can pass it to your employer. Lift College is not VAT registered, so no VAT is charged. Buying for a team? Ask about team enrolment and the team will help.
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