Learn the essential principles of safe manual handling to reduce workplace injuries and comply with Irish health and safety legislation.
This comprehensive online course is suitable for employees across all industries including construction, warehousing, retail, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, and office environments.
What you’ll learn
- Understand what manual handling is and why it matters.
- Identify common manual handling injuries and how to prevent them.
- Apply the TILE risk assessment (Task, Individual, Load, Environment).
- Use correct lifting, carrying and lowering techniques.
- Recognise when to use mechanical aids and team lifting.
- Apply safe manual handling practices in real workplace scenarios.
Course Includes
- ✔ 7 Learning Sections
- ✔ Practical Workplace Examples
- ✔ Final Assessment (20 Questions)
- ✔ 80% Pass Mark
- ✔ Certificate of Completion
Suitable for: Employees, supervisors and anyone who carries out manual handling activities as part of their work.
Curriculum
- 7 Sections
- 26 Lessons
- 3 Hours
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- Section 1 — Introduction3
- Section 2 — Common Manual Handling Injuries4
- Section 3 — TILE Risk Assessment5
- Section 4 — Safe Manual Handling4
- Section 5 — Mechanical Aids4
- Section 6 — Workplace ScenariosThe principles covered in this course apply everywhere, but every workplace has its own hazards and habits. This section applies what you have learned to six common environments, highlighting the specific hazards to watch for and the best practices to follow in each.6
- Section 7 — Final QuizThis quiz contains 20 questions covering everything in this course. You need to score at least 80% (16 out of 20 correct) to pass. You have up to two attempts. Read each question carefully and select the best answer.1
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