Who Should Attend?
Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application Regulations) 2007, it is a requirement that ALL employees attend Manual Handling training.
Course Aim:
To provide participants with the information and training necessary to be competent in Manual Handling, in order to avoid injury to yourself and to others.
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define Manual Handling.
- State relevant Irish and EU Legislation.
- Describe the basic Anatomy of the Spine.
- Utilise correctly the 8 Principles of Safe Lifting.
Course Contents
- Safety Legislation – This covers the general duties of employers and employees.
- Structure, function and mechanism of the Spine
- Types of Injury to the Spine and the consequences of such injury.
- Injury Prevention
- Risk Assessment for manual handling tasks per Schedule 3 of the 2007 Regulations
- Ergonomics and manual handling
- Fitness for Work and the importance of Fitness in Preventing Back Injury
- The 8 Principles of Manual Handling
- Practical Demonstration and assessment – Lifting, Lowering, Pushing & Pulling
- Team Handling
To successfully complete this course all students must complete a theory exam and a practical lifting assessment. The Certificates will be issued by Workplace Fire & Safety Training and will be valid for 3 years.
Course Attendance
Max number of 12 participants per course.
Duration of 3 hours
This course fully complies with the Manual Handling Regulations 2007 and is delivered by a FETAC Level 6 qualified instructor.