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Online Manual Handling Training That Prevents Real Injuries
Our online manual handling training is a CPD-accredited course covering the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, TILE risk assessment and safe lifting technique. It’s for anyone who lifts, carries, pushes or pulls at work. Start today and get your certificate on completion. From £35 + VAT per learner, with team pricing available.
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The Short Answers
Is manual handling training a legal requirement?
Yes, for anyone whose work involves manual handling. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires employers to provide the training staff need, and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require them to assess and reduce manual handling risks. Training is a core part of reducing that risk.
Is online manual handling training valid?
Yes. A CPD-accredited online course covers the knowledge HSE expects: the risk factors, how injuries happen, the TILE approach and good handling technique. For heavy, awkward or specialist tasks, HSE expects training to fit the actual work, so add practical instruction on the job.
How long does online manual handling training take?
Ours takes about 75 minutes. Ours is split into short modules, so people can finish in one sitting or in stages around their shift, and download their certificate as soon as they pass.
How often should manual handling training be refreshed?
There’s no fixed legal interval, and HSE doesn’t set one. Refresh it when tasks, loads or equipment change, after an incident, or when someone returns from a back injury, and check regularly that people are still using what they learnt.
Course facts
- Format
- E-learning approved by IIRSM, CPD and IOSHonline, self-paced, on any device
- Duration
- About 75 minutes3 CPD units, in short modules
- Who it’s for
- Anyone who lifts, carries, pushes or pullswarehouse, retail, care, hospitality and office teams
- Certificate
- Certificate on completion
- The law
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- Refresher
- No fixed legal intervalrefresh when tasks, loads or people change
- Price
- From £35 + VATper learner. Team pricing available.
- For teams
- Team licences with progress tracking
What the Manual Handling Course Covers
Short, interactive modules built around the HSE’s guidance on manual handling at work.
Manual Handling and the Law
What the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 ask of employers and employees, in plain English.
How Injuries Happen
Why backs, shoulders and joints get hurt, including the slow damage from repetitive tasks.
Assessing Risk With TILE
Task, Individual, Load and Environment: the simple way to think a lift through before you do it.
Good Handling Technique
Plan the lift, keep the load close, avoid twisting and stooping, move smoothly, and put it down before adjusting.
Pushing, Pulling and Team Lifts
Trolleys, cages and loads that need more than one person, and how to coordinate them safely.
Using Handling Aids
When to use a trolley, hoist or other aid, and why avoiding the lift altogether comes first.
Who Needs Manual Handling Training?
Manual handling injuries are among the most common causes of time off work, and most of them come from everyday lifting, not dramatic accidents.
Common in:
- Warehouses, logistics and delivery
- Retail, kitchens and hospitality
- Care, cleaning and facilities
- Offices moving stock or equipment
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Training a Whole Team?
Buying courses one at a time gets messy. With team licences on our e-learning platform, you enrol everyone at once, see who has finished and keep every certificate in one place for audits.
Many teams pair manual handling with fire marshal training and COSHH, so the whole site is covered. Ask us for team pricing.
One Learner or a Whole Team
Buy a single course online, or set your team up with licences and progress tracking.
CLARITY
Manual Handling Training: Common Questions
What does TILE stand for in manual handling?
TILE stands for Task, Individual, Load and Environment: the four things to consider before any lift. Some versions add O for Other factors, such as protective clothing. Our guide explains TILE with examples.
What are the principles of safe lifting?
HSE’s good handling technique comes down to: think before you lift, keep the load close to your waist, adopt a stable position, get a good hold, start in a good posture (a slight bend of the back, hips and knees is better than fully flexing the back or squatting), avoid twisting, move smoothly and put the load down before adjusting it. Full detail is on HSE’s website.
Does a manual handling certificate expire?
There’s no legal expiry date, but employers are expected to keep training up to date. How often to refresh depends on the risks involved, and on changes to the work.
Who needs manual handling training?
Anyone who lifts, lowers, pushes, pulls or carries loads as part of their job. That includes warehouse, delivery and retail staff, carers, kitchen and cleaning teams, and office staff who move boxes or equipment.
Can we train our whole team and track completion?
Yes. With a team licence on our e-learning platform, you can enrol everyone, see who has finished and download certificates for your records. Ask us for team pricing.
Does the course cover moving and handling people?
This course covers handling objects and loads. Moving and handling people, for example in a care setting, needs specific training. Tell us about your team and we’ll point you to the right option. See our care sector training.
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Training more than a few people? Tell us how many and we’ll send team pricing within one working day.
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- Highfield Approved Centre 17588
- Reply within one working day.
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