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Safe Lifting in Construction Environments
Engage in our interactive online 'Safe Lifting in Construction Environments' course to obtain crucial knowledge for ensuring your back's health while lifting and carrying.
Our ‘Safe Lifting in Construction Environments’ course equips employees with the necessary knowledge to safeguard their backs while they are lifting and carrying. Lifting and carrying is an everyday event, often overlooked. However, it’s essential to think about how we lift and carry loads, as there are correct and incorrect methods to do so. Construction sites often contain heavy and awkwardly shaped materials. Unawareness of the right lifting techniques can cause harm.
The following topics are covered in our ‘Safe Lifting in Construction Environments’ online course:
- The back’s structure and function
- Preparing for a lift
- The mechanics of safe lifting
- Planning a "carry"
- And more
Estimated time for completion is 30 minutes
Throughout this online ‘Safe Lifting in Construction Environments’ course, testing is conducted to reinforce the information conveyed. A pass mark of 80% is required to successfully complete the course. Three attempts are permitted to achieve the pass mark. A comprehensive student manual, which serves as a useful reference for future use and knowledge retention, is available for printing.
Upon finishing this online course successfully, a certificate of completion will be ready for download and print.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 30 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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