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Safe Lifting in Transportation and Warehouse Environments
Safe Lifting in Transportation and Warehouse Environments

Course Overview

Safe Lifting in Transportation and Warehouse Environments helps workers protect their backs while moving loads. The course covers spine risks, lifting posture, team lifting, pushing, pulling, lifting aids, warmups, strain signs and injury prevention.

  • Covers how lifting and carrying affect the back in transportation and warehouse environments each workday.
  • Reviews proper lifting posture, team lifting, pushing, pulling and mechanical lifting aids for safe work.
  • Explains stretching, warm-up routines and early signs of strain employees should recognize while working.
  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$19.95

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Course Clips

Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • Anatomy of the spine and back injury risk
  • Proper lifting posture and technique
  • Team lifting procedures for heavy loads
  • Pushing and pulling safety
  • Use of mechanical lifting aids
  • Stretching and warm-up routines
  • Recognizing early signs of strain

OSHA StandardOSHA / Industry Standards
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
ProviderMARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Warehouse workers and material handlers who perform lifting tasks
  • Loading dock workers and shipping and receiving clerks
  • Truck drivers who load and unload cargo
  • Distribution center and fulfillment center employees
  • Package handlers and sorters
  • New employees receiving lifting safety orientation in warehouse settings
  • Safety managers responsible for reducing back injury rates in transportation and warehouse operations

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Warehousing and distribution operations
  • Trucking and freight transportation
  • E-commerce and order fulfillment centers
  • Retail distribution and supply chain logistics
  • Postal and package delivery services
  • Moving and relocation services
  • Cold storage and refrigerated warehouse operations
  • Manufacturing shipping and receiving departments

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Safe Lifting in Transportation and Warehouse Environments.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

This is an online training course that discusses how lifting and carrying things can affect the back, and how employees can use safe lifting techniques to avoid back injuries in transportation or warehouse facilities. It covers the mechanics of safe lifting, types of back injuries, preparing to lift safely, and techniques for lifting below the waist. The course is approximately 45–60 minutes in length.

The course covers the mechanics of safe lifting in a transportation environment, how to listen to your back, types of back injuries, preparing to lift something in a way that protects your back, and how to keep your back safe when lifting below the waist.

   Transportation and warehouse workers frequently perform lifting tasks throughout their shifts. Lifting incorrectly – whether the load is too big, too heavy, or lifted from an awkward position – is a common cause of back pain and injury. This course provides the knowledge and techniques workers need to protect their backs while performing lifting tasks.

  The course is approximately 45–60 minutes in length. Because it is fully self-paced, you can complete it over multiple sessions at your convenience. Your progress saves automatically on the same device.

 Upon completing the course, you should know the types of hazards associated with common lifting tasks, understand the physical principles underlying safe lifting practices, be able to describe techniques that can be used to lift safely, and know techniques that should be used for specific types of lifting tasks.

Yes. This course is 100% online and fully self-paced. There is no in-person component required. The course uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics.

Better Training. Better Outcomes.

Fifteen years, 200,000+ professionals certified, and a completion rate roughly double the industry average.

OSHA citation printed on every certificate

Your employer and site safety officer can verify compliance at a glance, with no phone calls and no lookups.

No setup. No LMS. Training in minutes.

Pay once, get instant access. No account setup, no downloads, no IT involvement. Works in any browser.

Built for field workers, not classrooms

Grounded in real jobsite operations. Scenarios reflect the work your crew actually does.

Trusted by safety managers & contractors

Used by EHS managers, general contractors and federal site supervisors to keep crews certified on time.

200,000+
Professionals certified
87%
Completion rate (industry avg <45%)
10M+
Hours of training delivered
15
Years in business

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