Manual handling training explains how lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing and pulling can cause injury and how tasks can be redesigned or controlled. It focuses on practical risk reduction rather than simply telling people to lift correctly.
The purpose of the course is to help learners recognise manual handling risk factors, understand when mechanical aids or team handling may be needed and know how to report tasks that cannot be handled safely.
Legal / Regulatory Context
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling where reasonably practicable, assess unavoidable manual handling and reduce the risk of injury so far as reasonably practicable.
Who Should Attend
Suitable for warehouse teams, production workers, cleaners, office staff, drivers, maintenance workers, supervisors and anyone who carries out or manages manual handling tasks.
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise common causes of back, shoulder and musculoskeletal injuries
- Assess task, individual, load and environment risk factors
- Understand why redesign and mechanical aids are often better than training alone
- Apply safer handling principles for lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling
- Report tasks that require reassessment or improved controls
Course Content
- What manual handling includes
- TILE / task, individual, load and environment factors
- Avoiding hazardous handling where possible
- Mechanical aids, team handling and storage height
- Safer movement principles and communication
- Reporting pain, defects and unsuitable tasks
Practical QHSE Manager Focus
This course is written from a practical workplace management point of view. It explains what good control looks like, what records should demonstrate and what supervisors should check during day-to-day work.