About this course
Manual handling, the law and why it matters; Assessing risk with TILE; Good handling technique; Reducing risk: equipment, task design and reporting
What learners cover
- Define manual handling and give everyday examples
- Explain the avoid, assess, reduce hierarchy in the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- Describe employer and employee duties
- Use TILE (Task, Individual, Load, Environment) to assess a handling activity
- Explain why HSE guideline weights are a filter, not a safe limit
- Recognise warning signs that a task is high risk
- Plan a lift before starting
- Apply HSE's good handling technique for lifting and lowering
- Use safe principles for pushing, pulling and team lifts
- Choose ways to reduce risk using the hierarchy
- Use handling aids safely
- Know when and how to report problems and pain
Who it is for
Anyone who lifts, carries, pushes, pulls or moves loads at work in Great Britain, and the people who supervise them. Specialist tasks such as people moving in care need additional practical training.
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 20 mins, though learners can take as long as they need and return as often as they like.
Certification
WorkplaceHero certificate of completion on passing the 10-question final assessment (pass mark 80%, retakes allowed).
How it works for teams
- 1. Choose how many licences you need and pay by card, or request an invoice.
- 2. Add your learners' names and email addresses.
- 3. They sign in to their WorkplaceHero account and start the course straight away.
- 4. Track who has been set up from your account.
Common questions
How do learners access this course?
This course is delivered here on WorkplaceHero. Each learner signs in to their own WorkplaceHero account with the email you gave us and starts the course from their online courses - there is no separate platform login. Progress updates live on your team dashboard, and the certificate and CPD log entry appear automatically on completion.
Course details
- Course version
- 1.0-draft
- Study time
- 20 mins
- CPD hours
- 0.33 hours
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions, unlimited retakes
Sources
This course is grounded in the following authoritative legal and best-practice references.