The document provides guidelines for safe manual handling practices. Key instructions include bending your knees and lifting with your legs to avoid back injury. It emphasizes using leg and arm muscles instead of relying on back muscles.

1. HEALTH AND SAFETY
MANUAL HANDLING

3. ✓ Bend your knees, not your back (squat down);
✓ lift with your legs, not with your back.
✓ Use leg and arm muscles rather than back muscles.