Manual Handling (ROSPA Endorsed)

This course will enable you to adopt the attitudes, procedures, and techniques necessary to safely lift and handle loads of all types. This eLearning provides awareness education. Face-to-face training, coaching, or supervision would also be needed in order to obtain the all-round skills and knowledge required to be able to carry this forward practically in your organisation. The duration of this course is 20 minutes and can be completed over multiple sessions. By the end of this course you will be able to: • Describe manual handling legal responsibilities • Describe and demonstrate safe lifting techniques • Describe how your back works • Assess the task, your individual capacity, the load and the environment • Explain why avoiding manual handling is the best policy