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Manual Handling Workplace Posters
£12.99
In stock
SKU
HSPC03*
Supplied singly for indoor wall display, this Manual Handling poster combines photographs, risk prompts, responsibilities and good handling reminders in one practical reference. Choose from three sizes and laminated paper or rigid polypropylene plastic.
Manual Handling Workplace Posters provide an indoor visual reference for staff who lift, carry or move loads. They bring together common risk factors, responsibilities, handling aids, risk-assessment prompts and good handling techniques so key points can be checked close to the work area.
Where to Install
Position the poster on a clear indoor wall where people can refer to it before or around regular manual handling activity, rather than after the task has begun. Suitable positions include goods-in points, stores, packing areas and staff briefing locations. Choose a place with good lighting and an unobstructed sightline where somebody can stop and read the detailed guidance without blocking a working route.
Viewing Distance
This is a detailed instructional poster rather than a short-message distance sign, so the complete content is intended to be read at close range. Overall sheet dimensions alone do not provide a responsible fixed viewing distance because legibility also depends on the reproduced text size, lighting and the reader's sightline. Use the size guidance below to choose the most practical format for your display position.
| Selected size | Best suited to | Practical reading guidance |
|---|---|---|
| H 210 x W 297 mm | Compact wall spaces and close-reference points | Choose where readers can comfortably approach the poster closely to read its smaller instructional text. |
| H 297 x W 420 mm | General staff reference and work-area display | Provides a larger reproduction of the same information where more wall space is available. |
| H 420 x W 594 mm | Prominent reference points and larger wall areas | Choose this largest option when easier close-range reading of the detailed content is the priority. |
Expected Safety Outcomes After Installation
Used alongside suitable training, assessment and handling controls, the poster can reinforce important considerations at the point where people prepare for or review manual handling work.
✅ Earlier recognition of handling risks such as repeated lifting, twisting, bending and uncomfortable working positions.
✅ Clearer reminders to consider the task, available handling aids and relevant risk-assessment factors before proceeding.
✅ Better reinforcement of practical handling behaviours, including stable positioning, a good hold and keeping the load close.
Specifications
- Poster message: "Manual Handling"
- Poster type: manual handling workplace information
- Purpose: reinforce manual handling risk awareness and safer handling guidance
- Covers common risk factors including repetitive or heavy lifting, bending and twisting
- Includes guidance on reducing manual handling injury risks
- Includes employer and employee responsibility information
- Covers handling aids and equipment considerations
- Includes risk-assessment prompts
- Shows good handling techniques
- Includes a legislation information section
- Includes a dedicated contact-information panel
- Size: H 420 x W 594 mm
- Size: H 297 x W 420 mm
- Size: H 210 x W 297 mm
- Material options: laminated paper or rigid polypropylene plastic
- Material thickness: varies according to selected material
- Orientation: landscape
- Shape: rectangle
- Background colour: blue
- Text colours: black and white
- Graphics: photographs, illustrations and supporting graphics
- Finish options: glossy film surface or satin
- Non-photoluminescent
- Non-reflective
- Display area: indoors
- Supplied: single poster
- Fitting: wall mount; fixing materials sold separately
Installation Guidance
Placement mistakes to avoid
❌ Positioning the poster where shelving, stored loads, open doors or equipment obstruct sections of the guidance.
❌ Mounting it where staff would need to stand in a vehicle route or active handling path to read it.
❌ Choosing a display position with poor lighting or competing information that makes the detailed content difficult to follow.
What the poster cannot replace
❌ Treating the poster as a substitute for task-specific risk assessment, appropriate training or suitable handling controls.
❌ Relying on the guidance instead of providing suitable handling aids where they are needed for the task.
❌ Installing the poster outdoors when its confirmed display area is indoors.
Best-practice display
✅ Position it where people can see and approach it before regular lifting or handling activity begins.
✅ Select the larger format where greater text reproduction will make the detailed information easier for your workforce to consult.
✅ Use suitable separately purchased fixings for the selected material and wall surface, then keep the complete poster clean, visible and unobstructed.
Frequently asked questions
Are Manual Handling Workplace Posters a replacement for manual handling training or risk assessment? No. Use the poster as a visible reference alongside appropriate training, task assessment, handling aids and other controls required for the work.
Which poster size should I choose? Choose H 210 x W 297 mm where wall space is restricted and people can read at close range. H 297 x W 420 mm offers a larger general reference, while H 420 x W 594 mm gives the largest reproduction of the detailed content.
Should I choose laminated paper or rigid polypropylene plastic? Select the format that best suits your indoor display position. Laminated paper provides a laminated sheet format, while polypropylene gives you a rigid plastic alternative. Fixing materials are sold separately for both options.
Where should the Manual Handling poster be positioned? Put it where staff can comfortably stop and read it before or near manual handling activity, with the complete poster clearly visible and not hidden by equipment, stored goods or doors.
Can this Manual Handling poster be displayed outdoors? The confirmed display area for this product is indoors, so it should not be selected on the assumption that it is suitable for external exposure.
Features and Benefits
Features
- ✓ Multi-section layout covering risks, responsibilities, assessment and handling technique
- ✓ Photographs and illustrations support the written handling guidance
- ✓ Three size choices with laminated paper and rigid polypropylene plastic options
- ✓ Dedicated area for local name, telephone, email and department information
Benefits
- ✓ Gives staff one reference point for several important manual handling considerations
- ✓ Visual examples help people relate written advice to practical handling behaviour
- ✓ Lets you match the poster format more closely to available wall space and display needs
- ✓ Provides a clear place to direct staff towards the appropriate internal contact for further information
Related manual handling and vehicle safety guidance
You can connect this manual handling guidance with safe manual handling poster when you want safer lifting and handling practice covered separately. It helps you build a clearer, more purposeful safety information point.
Where this manual handling message forms part of a wider safety display, safe manual handling photographic poster adds focused guidance on photographic safe manual handling guidance. This is useful when the two topics are managed together but need distinct messages.
When the same location also needs guidance on safer fork and lift truck activity, compare fork and lift truck workplace safety poster. This is useful when the two topics are managed together but need distinct messages.
Where several safety messages are being refreshed together, use the workplace manual handling and safety posters as a practical place to compare options. It helps you widen coverage selectively and keep the overall display relevant.
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