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Manual Handling

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.

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