For pick packers
Manual handling training for pick packers
Free online manual handling awareness training built for high-volume picking and packing. Eight modules on repetition, posture, pick-face heights and rate pressure, a free 20-question assessment, and an optional $39 AUD certificate. Non-accredited.
Go straight to the assessment
Trained before? Answer 20 real warehouse scenarios — no time limit. Score 75% and your certificate is issued the same day.
Start the assessmentLearn first, then the assessment
8 short modules on lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, about 55 minutes. Free, and your progress is saved as you go.
Start the free courseEither way you pay $39 only after you pass · unlimited attempts · no account needed
Course & assessment
Free
Certificate
$39 one-off
For you
Made for picking and packing
- Unlimited free retries
- Any phone or laptop
- Certificate emailed instantly
- Unique ID employers can verify
- Secure payment by Stripe
- Picking means thousands of repeated reaches, bends and carries per shift. Learn what turns that repetition into risk.
- Practical guidance on pick faces below knee and above shoulder height, and how to handle them.
- Scenario modules cover rate pressure, double-carrying and end-of-shift fatigue — the moments injuries actually happen.
- Short, mobile-friendly modules you can finish between shifts.
Common manual handling hazards for pick packers
- High-repetition picking — hundreds of small lifts per shift that add up over time.
- Awkward reach heights at pick faces, especially bottom shelves and top racking.
- Repetitive packing motions at a bench or station.
- Rate pressure and peak periods that encourage rushing or shortcuts.
On the floor
Bottom-shelf picks in a peak week
It's the week before a sale and the pick rate target is up. The fastest-moving SKUs are on the bottom shelf of the pick face, so every pick is a bend to below knee height, a twist to the tote on the trolley, and back — several hundred times a shift. Nobody's carton is heavy; the worker's lower back is sore by Wednesday.
Takeaway: Frequency and posture are hazards even when the load isn't. The course's Reducing Manual Handling Risk module covers what you can change yourself (trolley height, facing the tote, splitting long runs) and what to raise with a supervisor (slotting fast movers at waist height).
Fully online
Work through it on your phone during a break or on a laptop at home. Nothing to install.
About an hour
Eight short modules with concise, practical content. Stop and resume whenever you like.
Free assessment
20 scenario-based questions. Pass mark is 75%, and you can retry as many times as you need.
Pay only if you pass
Training and assessment cost nothing. The optional certificate is $39 AUD after you pass.
From the free course
Relevant modules
How it works
Four steps from start to certificate
01
Start the free training
Open module one — no signup, no payment details.
02
Work through 8 modules
Short lessons, warehouse examples and quick knowledge checks.
03
Sit the free assessment
20 multiple choice questions. 75% to pass, unlimited retries.
04
Add a certificate (optional)
Passed? Get your Certificate of Completion for $39 AUD.
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About the training
This is non-accredited general awareness training and does not issue a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment. Always confirm your employer's specific training requirements.
Get your warehouse manual handling certificate
Go straight to the assessment, or learn first with the free course. Pay $39 only when you pass.