Course Description
Manual handling injuries are unglamorous, entirely predictable and cumulatively enormous — they remain among the largest causes of lost working days in almost every industry, and almost all of them are preventable by assessment and design rather than exhortation to lift correctly.
This intensive one-day programme develops practical manual handling risk assessment capability. Participants learn the anatomy of manual handling injury, the assessment of task, individual, load and environment, practical assessment tools, control measures through design and equipment, and the implementation of manual handling improvement.
What you will achieve
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- Explain manual handling injury mechanisms and their consequences
- Identify manual handling risk factors
- Assess task, individual, load and environment
- Apply practical manual handling assessment tools
- Select control measures based on design rather than technique alone
- Specify handling aids and equipment
- Address repetitive and awkward handling
- Implement and review manual handling improvements
How the course is delivered
This intensive one-day programme combines assessment methodology with hands-on practical exercises. Participants conduct manual handling assessments on realistic tasks and select proportionate controls.
The programme emphasises assessment and design over technique training, reflecting that manual handling injuries are controlled by changing the task, not by instructing people to lift more carefully.
Designed for
This programme is ideal for:
- Health and safety practitioners
- Supervisors and line managers
- Ergonomics and occupational health staff
- Warehouse, logistics and production personnel
- Anyone assessing manual handling risk
Daily programme
- Manual handling injury mechanisms and scale
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Risk factors: task, individual, load, environment
- Practical assessment tools and methods
- Conducting an assessment: practical exercise
- Control through task and workplace design
- Handling aids and mechanical equipment
- Implementation, review and action planning
Certification & accreditation
BII Certificate of Completion
BII Certificate of Completion Upon successful completion, participants receive a BII Development Institute Certificate of Completion with a unique reference code that is independently verifiable. Our certificates are recognised internationally and reflect successful completion of your chosen programme.
