Principles of Safe Lifting and Carrying
Proper lifting techniques at work and understanding of the principles of correct lifting and carrying is an important part of any manual handling training program. The techniques and principles in this video course are suitable for most employees.
This safe lifting techniques and principles in the workplace program covers the following:
- Anatomy and physiology of the neck and back
- Types of injuries – muscle-ligament and disc
- Steps to safe lifting – types of lifting techniques
- Team lifting
- Physical characteristics of loads
- Working conditions
- Personal limitations of personnel involved in manual handling tasks
Who it’s for:
This program has been produced with the general workforce in mind, however, because the principles remain unchanged, regardless of the location, it is a program suitable for a wide audience.
Running Time: 13 minutes
Safety Training Video
On-demand safety video accompanied by supplemental material to form a complete safety video training program.
Facilitator's Guide
Accompanying documentation includes facilitator's framework, video transcript, exercises and a multiple-choice assessment questionnaire.
Safety Assessment
Course includes a 10-part multiple-choice safety quiz. Participants can take the assessment as is, or the questions can be modified to suit your requirements.
Course Certificate
Participants can print a completion certificate and training progress is stored centrally in Safetyhub to track your participant engagement KPI.
