Manual Handling Training

Service Description

SB Safety Manual Handling Training is a two hour course to provide you with the required certification and techniques for lifting and moving objects safely to avoid injury, especially to the back. This course will give participants a clear understanding of health and safety legislation, manual handling in the workplace, and reducing risk. All training is conducted via Zoom Video Conferencing with a FETAC (QQI) Level 6 qualified instructor. Manual Handling Certification is required for any staff engaged in lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving of a load in the course of their work. Upon completion of this Manual Handling Training course, participants will be able to: - Recognise a load which is too heavy or awkward - Understand the limitations of the spine and muscular system - Conduct a manual handling risk assessment - Lift and handle loads safely. - Dangers of careless and unskilled methods - Manual handling legislation - Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment - Principles of levers and laws of motion - Anatomy of the spine and muscular system - How the body is harmed through incorrect manual handling techniques - Importance of physical fitness - Personal protective equipment - How to handle loads safely - Practice in safe manual handling of loads to include: - Lifting to and from ground level - Lifting to and from a height - Pushing - Pulling - Lifting bags/sacks or other loads appropriate to the workplace All courses are delivered by FETAC (QQI) Level 6 qualified instructors. Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded an SB Safety Manual Handling Certificate. This certificate is valid for three years, and successful participants will be fully compliant with the current legislation on manual handling in the workplace under "The Safety Health & Welfare at Work (General Applications) Regulations 2007".