Principles & Foundations in manual handling
Applicable in all workplaces. Principles & Foundations is solid! Duration: 40 minutes
Goal
Know and understand the essential principles of injury prevention during physical exertion and manual load handling.
This training will allow the participant to:
- Realize individual responsibility for adopting safe work postures and methods.
- Understand why and how to maintain the spine in its natural position.
- Understand why and how to use large muscle masses during major efforts.
- Understand the importance of adapting handling methods according to the characteristics of the load and the environment.
For who?
All your employees who perform physical efforts and manual handling, regardless of the specificity of their tasks.
What sets this course apart from others?
- Focused on understanding principles rather than predetermined techniques.
- Based on 3 effective teaching strategies.
- Practical and popularized content, suitable for all work environments.
- Includes the latest advances in load handling, such as those of the IRSST.
Option(s) available
Asynchronous (e-learning)
FAQ
No. The content of the activity is protected by Canadian and international copyright laws. When you take online training, you agree, and your employees agree, not to record, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, sell, publish, communicate or disseminate elements of the content obtained from the training, to make derivative works or otherwise make them available without obtaining the written consent of Entrac inc.
No. When you have purchased access to online training, it is individual. Your username and password are unique. You may not share them with others to provide access to the training content. If you have purchased multiple accesses for your employees, you can only assign access once, to a single employee.
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The Entrac team is approved by Emploi-Québec as a training organization under the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition (approval number: 0059678). We are a corporate member of ACE – the Canadian Ergonomics Association.
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If you purchased the training for yourself, you will have a set period (see details below) to view all modules and complete your training, from the date of purchase.
If you have purchased multiple accesses for your employees, the period defined for training will begin when you assign an employee to access.
Duration of access to training:
- Principles & Fundamentals in handling: 15 days
- Office ergonomics everywhere: 30 days
- Ergonomic risk analysis: 30 days
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