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Manual handling & back safety

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 25 minutes, 7 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain how lifting injures the back, shoulders and hands
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Identify risk factors: weight, distance from body, height, twisting, frequency, grip
  • Tabs
  • Accordion
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Explain what the NIOSH lifting equation tells you about "how heavy is too heavy"
  • Process
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz

  • Use lifting aids and redesign tasks before relying on technique
  • Step-by-step
  • Video
  • Accordion
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Plan and perform a safe lift, team lift, push and pull
  • Quiz

  • Report early symptoms and unsafe lifting tasks
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 10 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Which situation raises the risk of a back injury the most?

 

Weight, a low start point and fatigue all raise the risk.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

What does the NIOSH 51 lb load constant mean?

 

It is a starting figure under ideal conditions only. It is not an OSHA limit.

Lesson 2, Know the hazard, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Should you push or pull a loaded cart?

 

Pushing is usually safer than pulling. Push with your hands between waist and chest height.

Lesson 3, Control the hazard, teaches this. See the outline

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Manual handling & back safety

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 5 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 25 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 4 min

    Explain how lifting injures the back, shoulders and hands.

  • Lesson 2: Know the hazard · 5 min

    Identify risk factors: weight, distance from body, height, twisting, frequency, grip.

  • Lesson 3: Control the hazard · 4 min

    Explain what the NIOSH lifting equation tells you about "how heavy is too heavy".

  • Lesson 4: The safe lift · 4 min

    Use lifting aids and redesign tasks before relying on technique.

  • Lesson 5: Your workplace · 2 min

    Plan and perform a safe lift, team lift, push and pull.

  • Lesson 6: When things go wrong · 2 min

    Report early symptoms and unsafe lifting tasks.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min

    10 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check the rules that apply to you or ask your own counsel.

At hire + when tasks change + annual refresher best practice.

Employees who lift, carry, push or pull (warehouse, retail stocking, delivery, nursing assistants, hospitality, facilities).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in the rules that apply to you.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Lifting aids available
  • High risk lifting tasks and controls
  • Team lift or weight limit policy
  • Symptom reporting process
  • LMS or record system
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