Manual Handling Training for Your Employees
Expert-Led Courses Delivered by Osteopaths and Physiotherapists
On-Site or Online Manual Handling Training – Tailored for Your Team
Looking for effective and compliant manual handling training for employees? At OFI we provide expert-led manual handling courses across the UK—available both online and at your workplace.
All sessions are delivered by fully qualified osteopaths and physiotherapists with hands-on experience in injury prevention and workplace safety. Each course is tailored to suit your industry, job roles, and tasks—making it practical, relevant, and immediately useful for your team.
Our training helps your employees:
- Reduce injury risk
- Stay compliant with legislation
- Work more safely and efficiently
Why Choose OFI for Manual Handling Training?
✓ Led by Manual Handling Experts
All training is delivered by experienced osteopaths and physiotherapists who understand body mechanics, posture, and injury prevention.
✓ Customised to Your Workplace
We adapt each course to your industry, manual handling tasks, and work environment—so the content is meaningful and easy to apply.
✓ Reduce Injuries and Downtime
Our training helps reduce back pain, musculoskeletal issues, and time off work by promoting long-term, healthy movement habits.
✓ Practical and Engaging Learning
The training is interactive and hands-on. Employees practise the techniques with real-time feedback so they can confidently apply what they learn.
What’s Included in the Manual Handling Course?
This course is designed to be practical, engaging, and easy to follow. Your team will learn step-by-step practical techniques tailored to your workplace, to move safely and reduce the risk of injury—no boring theory sessions.
Your team will learn how to:
- Use their legs for power and engage their core for support
- Avoid instinctive but unsafe movements
- Handle awkward or heavy loads safely
- Work as a team during lifting tasks
Each session includes time to practise hands-on skills tailored specifically to participants’ day-to-day job role, along with personalised feedback.
All participants receive a completion certificate at the end of the course. This certification lasts 3 years.
Course Objectives
By the end of the training, employees will be able to:
- Understand their responsibilities under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992)
- Recognise how poor posture and repetitive movements cause injury
- Apply safe techniques for lifting, lowering, pushing, and pulling
- Use the T.I.L.E. method to carry out dynamic risk assessment
- Safely perform team lifts and manage awkward loads
- Build long-term habits for working safely and confidently
Course Format & Group Size
Course duration:
2 hours or 3 hours
Please note: 3 x 2-hour courses can be run back-to-back, or 2 x 3-hour courses, or 1 x 3-hour course. This allows you to train up to 36 employees in one day
Group Size
Each course can accomodate up to 12 employees
Suitable for all industries
Warehousing & logistics
Construction & trades
Retail & customer service
Office-based roles
Book Manual Handling Training for Your Employees
Ready to protect your team and improve safety across your workplace?
Contact OFI today for a free, tailored quote and see how our clinically-led manual handling training can support your organisation.