Manual Handling Awareness, Online

What You Will Learn

• Why manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work, and what current HSE figures actually show
• What the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require of employers and staff, avoid, assess, reduce
• The TILE framework (Task, Individual, Load, Environment) for assessing a lift before you do it, and the kinetic lifting technique
• The manual handling hotspots specific to kitchens and food businesses, deliveries, gas bottles, stock, and when to ask for help or use equipment

Who Is This Course For?

Anyone whose job involves lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling: chefs, kitchen porters, goods-in and delivery staff, warehouse and production operatives, and front-of-house teams moving stock or equipment.

What’s Included

• 4 short lessons grounded in HSE guidance and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (L23)
• An 8-question final assessment, pass mark 6/8 (75%), Merit for 8/8
• An instant KitchenTonic certificate on passing, valid for 3 years

A Note on This Course

This is a KitchenTonic-assessed awareness course, not an RSPH or Ofqual-accredited qualification. It gives staff a practical grounding in safe manual handling technique and the law behind it. It does not replace a workplace manual handling risk assessment, which remains the employer’s responsibility under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.