- AccreditedRecognised qualifications from leading awarding bodies
- Expert tutorsTaught by experienced health and safety professionals
- FlexibleOnline, virtual, classroom or on your site
- Adept supportOne point of contact from enquiry to certificate
Lift smarter, prevent injury.
Manual handling injuries are among the most common causes of time off work in the UK. This short online course explains how injuries happen and the practical techniques that prevent them.
It suits anyone who lifts, carries, pushes or pulls loads at work, in any sector.
What you will learn
- How manual handling injuries happen
- The law and employers’ duties
- Assessing the task, load, environment and individual
- Safe lifting and handling techniques
- Using handling aids and equipment
Who should take this course
- Warehouse, retail and delivery staff
- Construction and maintenance workers
- Office staff who move equipment
- Supervisors of handling tasks
FAQs
Is online training enough?
Online training covers the principles. For heavy or complex tasks, practical training on the job is also recommended.
Who provides the course?
The course is provided through one of our approved online training partners. Adept handles your enquiry and setting up access for your learners.
Train everyone at once.
We can set up access for a whole team, so you can track who has completed the course and keep evidence of training in one place.
More than a booking.
Adept is run by a practising health, safety and CDM consultant. When you book through us, you get advice from someone who uses this knowledge on real sites every week.
The right course
Honest advice on which qualification and study option suit your role, so you invest in the course you actually need.
Practical insight
Guidance from a consultant who applies health and safety law and CDM on live projects, not just in the classroom.
One point of contact
We handle your enquiry and booking and stay on hand with support until you have your certificate.
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