Learn the Skills to be a Manual Handling Instructor
Our Manual Handling Train the Trainer course equips delegates with the practical skills, technical knowledge, and confidence to deliver safe, effective manual handling training within their own workplace. Designed for all industries, it covers safe lifting techniques, risk assessment, ergonomics, and proven instructional methods to help trainers deliver engaging, compliant sessions.
Delivered in Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, the wider South Yorkshire area, and across the UK, the course ensures delegates gain the knowledge and confidence to effectively train teams in any workplace setting, helping organisations reduce injuries, improve compliance, and promote a culture of safety.
This course not only focuses on the mechanics of safe handling but also explores workplace-specific risk management and strategies to encourage staff engagement, ensuring training is relevant, practical, and impactful.
Course Content:
• Understanding the legal requirements and responsibilities around manual handling
• Principles of safe lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling Identifying and controlling manual handling risks in the workplace
• Introduction to ergonomics and human bio-mechanic Assessing loads, environments, and individual capability
• Creating, planning, and structuring effective training sessions
• Practical demonstration techniques for explaining and showing safe handling
• Methods of Instructing Techniques (MOIT) for confident, clear delivery
• Engaging learners and adapting training to different job roles
• Evaluating trainee competence and providing constructive feedback
Course Duration: 2 days
Number of Delegates: 4 maximum
For more information, pricing or course availability, get in touch with our team.