Materials Handling Safety

This interactive course on Materials Handling Safety contains information about the hazards associated with materials handling and how workers can use preparation, safe work practices, and the proper equipment to protect themselves from them. Lifting and moving materials can seem like an “easy” task for workers who do it routinely. But if they lower their guards and go on “autopilot”, materials handling can lead to serious accidents and injuries. This course contains information on preparing to handle materials safely, the ergonomics of materials handling, safe lifting protocols, how to use hand trucks and dollies, operating platform trucks, carts and pallet jacks, using forklifts safely, and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Prepare to handle the materials that you encounter in your workplace.
  • Identify the ergonomic risks involved in materials handling and how to manage them.
  • Describe safe lifting practices.
  • Identify the hazards associated with different materials handling equipment.
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Associated Industries: General Training.
Associated Topic Titles: Forklift Safety, Heavy Equipment, Warehouse Safety.


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