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Manual Handling

Safe lifting, carrying and moving of loads, and how to avoid the injuries that cause most workplace absence.

45 mins Awareness Highfield Self-paced online

About this course

Manual handling injuries are one of the biggest causes of lost working days in the UK, and almost all of them are avoidable. This short course shows staff how to lift, carry and move loads safely.

It covers the Manual Handling Operations Regulations, the anatomy of back injury, risk assessment using the TILE approach, safe lifting technique and the use of handling aids.

What learners cover

  • Duties under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
  • How the spine works and how handling injuries happen
  • Assessing risk using task, individual, load and environment (TILE)
  • Safe lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and team handling
  • When to use handling aids and how to avoid the lift altogether

Course content

The course is delivered in short, bite-size sections that learners can stop and restart at any point.

  1. Section 1

    The risk

    Injury statistics, the cost to employers and the types of injury caused by poor handling.

  2. Section 2

    The law

    Employer and employee duties, avoid-assess-reduce, and weight guidelines.

  3. Section 3

    Assessing the task

    The TILE approach, load inspection, route planning and personal capability.

  4. Section 4

    Safe handling in practice

    Lifting technique, team lifts, pushing and pulling, and mechanical aids.

Who it is for

Any employee who lifts, carries, pushes or pulls loads, plus managers responsible for manual handling risk assessment.

Entry requirements: No prior knowledge is needed. The course is written in plain English and suitable for all staff.

How it is delivered

Fully online and self-paced

Learners work through the course at their own pace and can pause and resume where they left off.

Any device

Works on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, with audio, video and written transcripts throughout.

Interactive throughout

Scenarios, exercises and images keep learners engaged rather than clicking through slides.

Knowledge checks

Short checks at the end of each section so learners can see what has landed before moving on.

Average completion time is around 45 mins, though learners can take as long as they need and return as often as they like.

How it is assessed

Knowledge checks run throughout the course so learners can test understanding as they go. The course ends with a multiple-choice assessment taken online. Learners who do not pass first time can retake it.

Certification

Learners receive a Highfield Online Training digital certificate as soon as they pass the end-of-course assessment. Certificates download straight away and can be saved to a CPD log or staff training record.

Refresher guidance: Most employers refresh this training every 12 months, or sooner if the law, roles or workplace risks change.

How it works for teams

  1. 1. Choose how many licences you need and pay by card, or request an invoice.
  2. 2. Add your learners' names and email addresses.
  3. 3. We set them up on the course platform and they receive their login by email.
  4. 4. Track who has been set up from your account.