Manual Handling
This course explains the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 and how employers avoid, assess and reduce hazardous manual handling. You will learn the TILE(O) approach to risk assessment, how HSE tools and guideline weights are used, when to use mechanical aids and how to lift, carry and team-handle safely. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, competence or your employer's procedures.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain what manual handling is and the main duties in the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
- ✓Recognise how musculoskeletal disorders develop and why early reporting matters.
- ✓Use the TILE(O) factors to identify manual handling risks.
- ✓Describe how HSE tools, guideline weights and mechanical aids help reduce risk.
- ✓Apply good handling technique for lifting, carrying, lowering and team handling.
Course contents
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Module 1: Manual Handling and the Law
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Assessing the Risk with TILE(O)
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 3: Reducing the Risk
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Good Handling Technique
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate