Course Duration: 25+ minutes
This IIRSM-approved online Manual Handling Training course explains how to minimise injury risks during manual handling tasks.
The course covers manual handling best practices, including safe techniques for lifting, carrying and placing loads. It provides practical guidance on preventing injuries during manual handling activities and supports compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
| Course Duration | 25+ minutes |
|---|---|
| Approval body | IIRSM |
| Format | Fully online |
| Assessment | Multiple choice |
| Certification | Same-day digital certificate |
| Certificate Valid For | 3 years |
This course contains the following sections:
Identifies work activities considered manual handling.
Discusses relevant legislation and health and safety duties of both employers and employees.
Looks at the immediate and long-term health risks of manual handling.
Breaks down the steps for conducting an effective manual handling pre-task assessment.
Covers techniques for picking up loads safely.
Covers techniques for carrying and placing loads safely.
Explains how to use manual handling aids and equipment safely.
Offers tips for safe and effective team lifting.
The course certificate includes:
An IIRSM-approved Manual Handling course certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Manual handling involves any task that requires moving or carrying a load by hand or using bodily force, including lifting, lowering, pushing, or pulling. These tasks are so common that workers often underestimate the risk of injury.
In fact, manual handling is the second most common cause of workplace injuries, following only slips, trips, and falls. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), unsafe handling, lifting and carrying account for 17% of all reported non-fatal workplace injuries.
However, the HSE notes that the actual number of manual handling injuries is likely much higher, as they typically develop over time. These long-term conditions don’t meet the threshold for injury reporting, so they aren’t included in the statistics.
Undertrained workers are at risk of severe, life-altering musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which affect muscles, bones, joints and connective tissues. MSDs often cause chronic pain and are a leading cause of extended sick leave.
Providing adequate training in manual handling techniques is essential to protect workers from harm and ensure compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Our manual handling e-learning course equips workers with an awareness of injury risks and safe techniques. Users will understand how to assess tasks and take necessary steps to reduce the risk of injury.
Employers have a legal duty under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 to ensure the health and safety of their workers when undertaking manual handling tasks. This duty applies to any work that involves lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying loads, whether by hand or with the aid of lifting equipment and machinery.
Employers must ensure the safety and health of their workers by taking the following actions:
Employers who neglect their health and safety duties risk legal action, including fines, enforcement notices, and even imprisonment.
This course helps workers minimise manual handling injury risks and supports legal compliance with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
Manual Handling Training explains how to minimise injury risks when moving loads by hand or bodily force. It covers safe techniques for lifting, carrying, and placing loads, and outlines steps for pre-task assessments.
We provide comprehensive manual handling e-learning courses specifically designed for employees in a range of work environments, including:
If your job involves the moving and handling of objects, you must be aware of proper manual handling techniques. Our training courses cover how to reduce injury risks when carrying out a range of manual handling tasks.
Certificates are valid for three years. After this, it’s necessary to retake the training to renew your certification and refresh your knowledge.
All Human Focus courses are certified or approved by an independent health and safety body to guarantee quality and accuracy. This online Manual Handling course is approved by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
Yes. After completing the course, you’ll receive an IIRSM-approved manual handling certificate.
All employers are legally required to ensure their staff’s safety. Workers at risk of injury from manual handling must be adequately trained to perform tasks safely.
Certified manual handling training courses are recognised by relevant bodies or organisations such as IIRSM. These courses reach specific standards and criteria set by the certification body to ensure consistency, value and quality. Non-certified courses can help develop skills but lack formal endorsement, so they do not have the same level of credibility.
Untrained workers often carry out manual handling tasks with poor technique. Typical mistakes include twisting while holding a load, holding it away from the body, or bending the back instead of the legs when lifting or placing a load.
Workers also often skip manual handling pre-assessments, either because they underestimate the risks or are undertrained. Starting work without planning how they’ll handle the load or clearing the path they’ll take increases the risk of accidents.
Manual handling describes the movement of inanimate objects while moving and handling describes the movement of people in care or hospital settings.
Both are covered by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, which applies whenever workers are at risk of injury while moving a load. A “load” can refer to both objects and people.
Manual handling training should be part of the induction process for new employees. Experienced employees should repeat training after any work-related accident or significant changes to the workplace or operations. It’s also best practice to repeat health and safety training at least once every three years to ensure knowledge stays current.
The course is priced at £25 +VAT for a single trainee. Discounted prices are available if you’re looking to make a volume purchase – speak to one of our sales team to learn more.
Absolutely. You can explore the e-learning platform, get course previews and see how easy online training can be. Speak to one of our sales team or click here to arrange your free trial of our online manual handling courses.
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