This online Safe Lifting course provides the information employees need to protect their backs when they are lifting and carrying. Lifting and carrying. It’s something we do all the time, and we normally don’t think twice about it. But there are good reasons to consider how we lift and carry things, because there are right ways and wrong ways to do it. And what you don’t know about them can hurt you.

This online Safe Lifting course covers the following topics:

• The back’s structure and function
• Preparing for a lift
• The mechanics of safe lifting
• Planning a “carry”
• And more

Approximately 45 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.