Manual handling safety

Duration: 43 minutes

Overview: This course is about understanding the risks associated with manual handling and an awareness of how to perform these tasks safely.

We cover hazardous manual handling, how to assess manual handling tasks, ways of reducing the risk of injury and techniques for performing manual handling tasks safely.

Why is this course important? Manual handling injuries to workers still plague many industries and while some tasks pose obvious risks if undertaken incorrectly, others may not be so apparent.

Suitable for: All employees.

Online Assessment: Yes

Workplace Activities: None

Disclaimer: The scope of this course is based on a general risk assessment and outline of the management of hazardous manual tasks in the workplace. The information is intended only to provide a summary and general overview on the matters of interest. This course is not intended to be comprehensive, does not constitute legal advice and should be considered together with any relevant employment agreements, and workplace policies or codes of conduct. In the event of discrepancy between this document and your workplace policies, your workplace policies should be applied. OmniaCapture is not responsible for you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this information. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the information contained in this course.