By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Have an understanding of the human spine and the different components in your back

  • Understand the risks involved with poor posture and poor manual handling technique

  • Understand how to reduce these risks and prevent injury

  • Be able to use the correct manual handling technique when transporting a load

  • When to use mechanical aid to help in manual handling

  • Know how to maintain a neutral posture

This course is made up of 9 sections and a test. You must complete all sections of the course in order to access the test.

  1. Introduction

  2. Safe Manual Handling

  3. Prevent Hazardous Manual Handling

  4. Evaluate the Risk

  5. Reduce the Risk

  6. Making Manual Handling

  7. Training with Manual Handling

  8. Handling Technique

  9. Conclusion

  10. Test