Training / Health, safety and fire / Regulated
Manual handling: think before you lift.
Practical manual handling training on your site, using your loads, so people learn to avoid, assess and reduce the risk rather than just bend their knees.
Who it is for
Anyone who lifts, carries, pushes or pulls
Operatives, drivers, warehouse and yard staff, care and facilities teams, and the supervisors who plan their work. Content is adjusted to the loads and tasks your people actually handle.
Why it is different
Technique alone does not prevent injuries
Most manual handling courses teach a lift and stop there. The law starts somewhere else: avoid hazardous handling where you reasonably can, assess what cannot be avoided, and reduce the risk. This course teaches people to question the task first, use the aids available, and only then handle the load well.
Course structure
Four parts, taught in order
- A
Why backs get hurt
How the spine works, how injuries build up over time, and why the damage often shows long after the lift.
- B
The law and your part in it
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 in plain English: the employer's duty, and the employee's duty to follow safe systems and use the equipment provided.
- C
Assessing the task
Task, individual, load and environment. Spotting the warning signs, team lifts, mechanical aids and when to stop and ask.
- D
Practical handling
Good handling technique for lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, practised on your own loads and observed by the trainer.
Assessment
Shown, not just attended
Every learner completes the FAA knowledge assessment and a practical observation. Successful learners receive a nationally recognised FAA Level 2 certificate through NUCO, and you receive a record of who demonstrated safe handling, which is evidence for your training matrix and your risk assessments.