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Material Handling Practices for Construction
Understanding the correct and ergonomic use of materials handling equipment is crucial to avoiding workplace injuries. This course covers various types of equipment and the safety practices associated with them, along with general safety and health principles applicable to the construction field. This course is perfect for all construction industry personnel.
Understanding the correct and ergonomic use of materials handling equipment is critical to preventing workplace injuries. In the Material Handling Practices for Construction course, we delve into different types of equipment and the safety practices related to them. The course also imparts safety and health principles that you can apply at your worksite. This course is perfect for all construction industry personnel.
This online Material Handling Practices for Construction course covers the following topics:
- Materials-Handling Equipment
- Cranes and Slings
- Lifts, Telehandlers and Trucks
- Safety and Health
Upon completion of the Material Handling Practices for Construction course, you will have the ability to:
- Distinguish between various material-handling equipment like cranes, rugged terrain lifts, telehandlers, and powered industrial trucks, and understand the protocol for their use
- Understand fundamental ergonomic safety and health principles
Around 20 minutes
The online course incorporates regular testing to reinforce the knowledge gained. A score of at least 80% is required to pass the course. Participants have up to three attempts to achieve the pass mark. A comprehensive student manual is available for download and printing, serving as a helpful resource for future reference and knowledge retention.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 20 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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