Manual Handling Awareness

Our Manual Handling Training Courses are half-day courses delivered at your place of work.

Fit4Work’s knowledge of human anatomy coupled with our ability to identify the effects of high risk activities on the body make our Manual Handling Training Courses unique.

As our trainers are Chartered Physiotherapists and have treated musculoskeletal injuries for many years, they are able to provide you with detailed information as to how injuries occur and how to prevent them.

The Manual Handling Training Course is theory-based and offers practical participation.

There is so much more to manual handling than simply picking up and carrying.

Individuals working in physically demanding roles are often required to push, pull, lift, lower, and carry loads of varying weights and sizes – actions that, without effective manual handling training, can pose a serious risk of injury.

Effective manual handling training is fundamental not only for regulatory compliance but also as a proactive measure to protect employee wellbeing and uphold an employer’s duty of care.

Our Manual Handling course is suitable for any employee who may be required to handle, carry, or move objects as part of their job.

The Manual Handling Training Course will provide delegates with knowledge of basic manual handling techniques. When implemented, these techniques can reduce the chance of accidents and ill health and ultimately increase productivity in the workplace.

At Fit4Work, our Manual Handling courses are built on more than compliance – they’re shaped by real expertise and a genuine commitment to protecting people at work. Designed and led by Angela Hinton, Chartered Physiotherapist and specialist in musculoskeletal health, each course blends clinical insight with practical, hands-on learning.

Rather than relying on generic examples, we tailor the training to your workplace and your people. Participants leave with the skills, confidence, and awareness to handle tasks more safely, reduce risk of injury, and support a healthier working environment for everyone.

Angela Hinton, Director of Fit4Work, is a Chartered Physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience specialising in musculoskeletal injuries.

She has been delivering Manual Handling training across the Yorkshire region for many years, helping organisations reduce workplace injuries, improve staff confidence, and promote safer working practices.

I found the training I received off Angela excellent, not only was she friendly and approachable but she also was able to deliver the information across in such a clear manner and answer any questions I had so that at every stage of the course.

I felt confident in my understanding.

Having spoken to the team following the training they have all given excellent feedback. Personally this was the best manual handling training I have been on. You gave us all an understanding of not only how to lift properly but also how we are damaging our bodies if we don’t lift properly.

The use of visual aids helped in my understanding. Unlike many training courses you had us up on our feet physically able to see for ourselves the theory behind what you were teaching us and you took the time to show us how we can safely lift items specific to our work.