Manual Handling

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This course has been designed to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills to complete unavoidable manual handling activity in a correct and safe manner. Participants will learn to recognise the risks involved and decide the best way to complete various tasks to avoid injury and keep their back healthy. For employers, training staff in safe manual handling techniques, ensures compliance with Health & Safety legislation and will reduce the risk of injury and working days lost. Manual handling training is also important for agency staff, casual labour and even those on work experience and internships.

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety Authority that Manual Handling Training at workplace level should be delivered by a FETAC/QQI Level 6 Manual Handling Instructor.

Please note that this course is not suitable for work which involves Patient Moving and Handling.

Course Content/Topics Covered

• Introduction to safer manual handling & relevant legislation
• Overview of the anatomy of the spine and muscular system
• Dangers of using incorrect manual handling techniques
• Fitness & Flexibility for Work
• Ergonomics & Risk Assessment
• The principles of safe lifting
• Practical sessions applying techniques learned
• Other organisation-specific lifting tasks

Training Methodology

Our approach to delivering training in manual handling is to blend classroom based presentation with practical demonstrations in a relaxed and interactive atmosphere. Participants will be given the confidence to apply what they have learned to their own working environments by participating in practical exercises during the course.