Online Course Description
This Manual Handling online training course covers the dangers associated with lifting and handling tasks and how the risks can be minimised by following the correct measures in the workplace.
Course time: Approx 55 mins
Our learn at home courses are CPD accredited and created to the highest standard with clear images, videos, quizzes and diagrams to ensure all delegates have a clear understanding of the topic they are learning.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to to gain a better understanding of manual handling in the workplace. By the end of this course, learners will be more confident in:
- Defining manual handling
- The main laws governing manual handling in the workplace
- The key hazards and risks associated with manual handling
- The main ways to avoid or reduce the risks that manual handling presents
Course Content
Certification
Our courses are accredited by the CPD certification service. This guarantees our courses are of the highest quality.
All of our courses include a quality assured certificate, downloadable on completion of the final assessment. We also provide a link that can be passed to employers that allows them to verify your certification.
Our certificates do not have an expiry date, however, depending on the industry best practice guidelines, we recommend refreshing your training over 3 years.
Ratings and Reviews

Have used PD Training previously and wanted to try out their new online courses. I am so glad I have. I will be signing up my team to this training, with the bonus of it being flexible, not needing to gather my team together which is always difficult. Highly recommend this company and will continue to use them for online and practical training.
Pd Training have such great service and great a great course. I had issues logging in and they were so happy to help even though the issue was my end not theirs, but they still helped. Really impressed with this company and will use again.
Really liked the courses I have done. They are broken down into modules, clearly marked and easy to understand.You can track your progress easily and to have a certificate easily and straight away I really liked the way this worked. Highly recommend.
Really nice way of training, and nicely displayed courses, easy to use