Manual Handling

Manual Handling Awareness Training

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December 2025

8

Dec

Manual Handling

Stoke

Monday, 8 December 2025

09:00 AM GMT – 01:00 PM GMT (4 hours)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Mon 8 Dec 2025

09:00 AM GMT – 01:00 PM GMT (4 hours)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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January 2026

8

Jan

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 8 January 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 8 Jan 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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February 2026

12

Feb

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 12 February 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 12 Feb 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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March 2026

12

Mar

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 12 March 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 12 Mar 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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April 2026

9

Apr

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 9 April 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 9 Apr 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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May 2026

14

May

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 14 May 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 14 May 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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June 2026

11

Jun

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 11 June 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 11 Jun 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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July 2026

9

Jul

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 9 July 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 9 Jul 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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August 2026

13

Aug

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 13 August 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 13 Aug 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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September 2026

10

Sep

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 10 September 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 10 Sep 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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October 2026

8

Oct

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 8 October 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 8 Oct 2026

08:45 AM BST – 12:00 PM BST (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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November 2026

12

Nov

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 12 November 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 12 Nov 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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December 2026

10

Dec

Manual Handling

Stoke

Thursday, 10 December 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

  • £75.00 excl. VAT

Thu 10 Dec 2026

08:45 AM GMT – 12:00 PM GMT (3 hours, 15 minutes)

This Manual Handling course teaches delegates how to improve their manual handling technique, how to conduct a personal risk assessment, and how to understand the risks linked with manual handling.

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*Online manual handling awareness training can be a really useful tool for refreshing knowledge, providing training on specific elements or for getting some basic manual handling skills for use at home, but appropriate Manual Handling training should include face to face training and assessment of practical skills. Price :

£25 +Vat

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Manual Handling Course

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About The Manual Handling Awareness Course

The Acadame Manual Handling Awareness Course is delivered by experienced health and safety professionals from our HQ and across the UK. This half-day manual handling awareness training provides practical guidance on recognising and managing the risks associated with lifting, pushing, and moving tasks safely in the workplace.

Participants will learn how to carry out a personal risk assessment, identify hazards, and apply correct lifting techniques to prevent injury. The course combines expert instruction with practical demonstrations, ensuring learners gain the confidence to implement safe manual handling practices on the job.

This manual handling course meets the standards set by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) and helps employers ensure staff are trained in safe handling methods. The session includes videos, visual aids, and downloadable materials to reinforce learning and support safe practices at work.

Completing this manual handling training equips staff with the skills and knowledge to protect themselves and colleagues, reduce workplace injuries, and foster a culture of safety. Whether for employees or employers, this course provides essential training to create safer, compliant workplaces across the UK.

How Completing This Manual Handling Awareness Course Will Help You

This course is suitable for employees and self-employed individuals who regularly carry out manual handling tasks in a managed setting. It is particularly valuable for roles involving repeated lifting, moving, or carrying activities.

Course Content
Define the term manual handling
  • Differentiate between manual handling and non-manual handling tasks
  • List common manual handling tasks within the learner’s work environment
  • List the key functions of the spine
  • List the regions of the spine
  • Outline the function of the spinal discs
  • Explain the lever principle in relation to manual handling
  • List common manual handling injuries
  • Give example of how different manual handling injuries may occur
  • Explain what is meant by the terms prolapsed disc and hernia
Outline the costs to businesses and individuals associated with manual handling injuries
  • Outline the requirements of the following:
    • Health and safety at work act
    • Management of health and safety regulations
    • Provision and use of work equipment regulations
    • Lifting operation and lifting equipment regulations
  • Outline the consequences for not complying with health and safety legislation
  • Outline employee’s responsibilities related to the manual handling operations regulations
  • Outline employer’s responsibilities under the manual handling operations regulations
  • Identify manual handling operations within the work environment
  • Identify ways of avoiding manual handling operations
  • Outline the principles of a risk assessment
  • Outline the competencies of a manual handling risk assessor
  • List the steps involved in a manual handling risk assessment
  • Give examples for each of the main manual handling hazard groups
  • Outline the hierarchy of control in relation to a manual handling risk assessment
  • Identify control measures for a range of risks
  • Outline the principles for recording and reviewing risk assessments
Describe safer lifting and movement principles used in manual handling
  • Identify equipment that can be used to reduce the risk of manual handling injuries
  • Describe the principles of testing, servicing and examination of manual handling and lifting equipment
Methods of Assessment

The method of assessment is a one-step journey:

Assessment will be by multiple-choice question paper at the end of the course. Learners are also expected to actively participate during the course.

FAQs - Manual Handling Awareness Course

A manual handling awareness course teaches employees how to lift, carry, push, and move objects safely in the workplace. It covers risk assessment, correct posture, and practical techniques to prevent injuries.

This manual handling awareness training is suitable for anyone who regularly performs manual handling tasks, including employees in warehouses, offices, retail, and industrial environments, as well as self-employed individuals working in managed settings.

The manual handling course is delivered over a half-day, combining theory, practical exercises, and real-world examples to ensure participants can apply safe handling techniques immediately in the workplace.

Participants will learn how to identify hazards, assess risks, and use proper lifting and carrying techniques. The course also covers ergonomic principles, correct posture, and ways to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries.

Yes. The manual handling awareness course meets the standards set by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR), helping organisations fulfil their legal duties to protect staff from manual handling injuries.

Yes. Upon successful completion of the manual handling training, participants receive a certificate recognising their competence in safe manual handling practices, which can be used for workplace compliance and professional development.

Absolutely. Acadame offers flexible manual handling training sessions that can be delivered at your workplace, ensuring the content is tailored to your team’s specific environment and practical needs.

It is recommended to refresh manual handling awareness training every 2–3 years, or sooner if workplace tasks change significantly. Regular updates help maintain safe practices and reduce the risk of injuries over time.

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