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Manual Handling and Ergonomics
Reducing musculoskeletal injury by designing the task around the person. Covers the anatomy of back injury, the TILE assessment, risk filters and weight guidelines, ergonomic redesign, and why lifting technique training alone does not work.
Taught by Icompetent Solutions
- Modules
- 6
- Lessons
- 26
- Duration
- 3h 53m
- Level
- Beginner
- Quizzes
- 6 graded
- Enrolled
- 5
Course content
6 modules · 26 lessons · 3h 53m
What manual handling is, how the body copes with it, how risks are controlled and who is responsible for what.
- What Manual Handling Is and Why It MattersPreview8 min
- How Your Back and Joints Work8 min
- The Order of Control for Handling Risks8 min
- Your Part and Your Employer's Part8 min
- Manual Handling Basics quiz9 questions · pass 70%
Topics covered
Occupational Health
Manual Handling
Ergonomics
MSD
TILE
Task Design
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