Level 2 Manual Handling
Pivotal University
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A thorough Level 2 Manual Handling course for anyone whose work involves lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying — in warehousing, logistics, retail, construction, care, healthcare, hospitality and offices. Builds the theory, legal knowledge and safe-technique understanding to prevent musculoskeletal injury.
Across nine in-depth modules you'll learn the law (the Manual Handling Operations Regulations and the avoid-assess-reduce hierarchy), how handling injuries happen, how to assess a task with TILE and the HSE weight guidelines, safe lifting technique step by step, pushing, pulling and carrying, and how to choose and use handling aids — each brought to life with clear, branded diagrams.
Finish with a final assessment (80% to pass, unlimited attempts, every answer explained) and earn your Certificate of Completion.
Please note: this course builds the essential knowledge and understanding of safe manual handling. For roles that involve moving and handling people, a practical, in-person assessment of technique is also required to be fully competent.
Across nine in-depth modules you'll learn the law (the Manual Handling Operations Regulations and the avoid-assess-reduce hierarchy), how handling injuries happen, how to assess a task with TILE and the HSE weight guidelines, safe lifting technique step by step, pushing, pulling and carrying, and how to choose and use handling aids — each brought to life with clear, branded diagrams.
Finish with a final assessment (80% to pass, unlimited attempts, every answer explained) and earn your Certificate of Completion.
Please note: this course builds the essential knowledge and understanding of safe manual handling. For roles that involve moving and handling people, a practical, in-person assessment of technique is also required to be fully competent.
Course Curriculum
10 sections · 33 lessons · 9h 25m
Why Manual Handling Matters
Welcome: What This Course Will Do For You
10 min
Defining Manual Handling
15 min
The Human and Business Cost of Injury
20 min
Acute vs Cumulative Injury
15 min
The Law and Your Responsibilities
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
15 min
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
25 min
Supporting Regulations: Management, PUWER and LOLER
15 min
Employer and Employee Duties
20 min
The Spine and How Injuries Happen
Spinal Anatomy: A Working Knowledge
20 min
How Manual-Handling Injuries Happen
20 min
Common Handling Injuries Explained
15 min
Cumulative Strain, Fatigue and Recovery
15 min
Risk Assessment and TILE
The Manual-Handling Risk Assessment
15 min
TILE: The Four Factors
25 min
The HSE Weight Guideline Filters
20 min
Reducing Risk: Practical Controls
15 min
Safe Lifting Technique
Plan and Prepare the Lift
15 min
Position, Posture and Grip
20 min
The Lift, the Turn and the Lower
20 min
Team Lifting
15 min
Pushing, Pulling and Carrying
Pushing and Pulling Safely
20 min
Carrying Loads
15 min
Slopes, Stairs, Ramps and Kerbs
10 min
Mechanical and Handling Aids
Manual Handling Aids
15 min
Powered Handling Equipment
15 min
People-Moving Aids in Care
15 min
Choosing, Checking and Maintaining Aids
15 min
Reducing Risk in Your Workplace
Good Handling Principles in Daily Practice
20 min
Posture Awareness All Day Long
15 min
Early Warning Signs and Reporting
15 min
Housekeeping and the Working Environment
10 min
Putting It All Together
Capstone: From Knowledge to Competent Practice
30 min
Final Assessment & Certification
Final Assessment
20 min