Manual Handling and Lifting Safety Course in Doha, Qatar

The Manual Handling and Lifting Safety course in Doha, Qatar teaches workers and supervisors how to lift, carry, push and pull loads without harming their backs, shoulders or joints. It explains how musculoskeletal disorders develop, how to assess handling tasks using the task, individual, load and environment (TILE) approach, and how to apply safe lifting technique. The course also covers Material Handling Safety, showing how mechanical aids such as trolleys, sack trucks, pallet trucks and lifting tables remove or reduce manual effort.

Training is hands-on and practical. Learners practice lifting and team-handling techniques, assess real tasks from their workplaces, and compare options using the hierarchy of controls, from eliminating handling to redesigning tasks and providing equipment. Short case studies show how simple changes to storage height or load size prevent injury. Leaders Training Center can deliver the course as an in-house program for organizations, using the loads, equipment and work areas their teams handle every day.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain how poor manual handling causes back injuries and musculoskeletal disorders.

• Assess manual handling tasks using the TILE approach and identify risk factors.

• Demonstrate safe lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling and team-lifting techniques.

• Select suitable material handling aids such as trolleys, pallet trucks and hoists.

• Apply the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or reduce manual handling risk.

• Inspect and use manual pallet trucks and trolleys safely.

This course is for anyone whose work involves lifting, moving or handling loads, and for those who supervise them.

• Warehouse, stores and logistics workers

• Construction and maintenance technicians

• Hospitality, housekeeping and catering staff

• Healthcare support and patient-moving staff

• Supervisors and team leaders

• HSE officers conducting manual handling assessments

Module 1: Manual Handling Injuries and the Body

• How the spine, discs and muscles respond to load

• Common musculoskeletal disorders and early warning signs

• Cumulative strain versus sudden injury

• Duties of employers and workers in manual handling

Module 2: Assessing Manual Handling Tasks

• TILE assessment: task, individual, load, environment

• Risk factors: twisting, stooping, reaching and repetition

• Using general guidance such as UK HSE assessment tools

• Recording findings and agreeing control measures

Module 3: Safe Lifting and Handling Technique

• Planning the lift and checking the route

• Stable base, neutral spine and load close to body

• Pushing and pulling versus carrying loads

• Team lifting, communication and coordinated movement

Module 4: Material Handling Safety and Mechanical Aids

• Choosing trolleys, sack trucks and lifting tables

• Safe use and checks of manual pallet trucks

• Hoists, conveyors and vacuum lifters in general terms

• Stacking, storage heights and load stability

Module 5: Reducing Risk in the Workplace

• Applying the hierarchy of controls to handling tasks

• Redesigning workstations, storage and load sizes

• Handling in hot conditions: hydration and rest breaks

• Reporting discomfort and monitoring improvements

Manual handling is part of daily work across Qatar, in construction and infrastructure projects, warehouses and logistics hubs, hotels and facilities management, and healthcare. Heavy materials, repetitive tasks and summer heat combine to raise the risk of strain injuries and fatigue. Employers working under Ministry of Labour oversight are expected to assess and control these risks, and training workers to handle loads safely supports a healthier, more productive workforce in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.