MANUAL HANDLING

Regulation 68 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work, (General Application) Regulations 2007 defines manual handling of loads as “ Any transporting or supporting of any load by one or more employees, and includes lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving a load, which by reason of its characteristics or unfavourable ergonomic conditions, involves risk, particularly of back injury, to employees.”

Every employee in Ireland is required by law to be trained in manual handling. Our course is designed to ensure that each trainee has excellent knowledge of manual handling principles and practices when moving objects both inside and outside of the workplace. Our course can be run in one of our training locations or if preferred, can be run in house. Our course includes:

Manual Handling Course objectives

• To understand the anatomy of the back and causes of common back injuries.
• To understand the principles of safe manual handling.
• To be able to carry out manual handling correctly.

Manual Handling Course Content

• The reasons for looking after one's back 
• Manual Handling Legislation
• Anatomy of the back
• Common back injuries as a result of incorrect manual handling
• Biomechanics of manual handling
• Manual handling risk assessment
• Safe manual handling
• Manual handling demonstration
• Manual handling assessment
• Backcare in everyday life
• Exercises

Duration

3 Hours

Max candidates

12

Certification

Attendees will receive a Manual Handling certificate upon successful completion of this course.

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