The Manual Handling Regulations were published in 1983. These regulations imposed a mandatory requirement on all employers to have a legal responsibility to provide a safe and health workplace for all employees. The Manual Handling course covers a range of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, moving, holding or restraining an object, or person. This course deals with getting the message across and participants learn how to carry out risk assessments of manual handling tasks. This will further enable them to assist in re-designing or re-organising manual tasks to minimise the risk of back injury.

Course Content:

• Manual handling regulations; physiology
• Manual handling demonstrations
• Individual practice of demonstrations
• Physiotherapy/biomechanics
• Medical view of back problems

On successful completion of the course and assessment, participants are awarded with an Occupational First Aid Certificate, which is valid for three years.

• Course Duration: 4 hours
• Certificate: valid for three years

Bookings for Groups/Companies:

Contact us and we will arrange an Instructor at our own training centre in Kilkenny, or at your own location for in-company training.

This course will also be automatically tailored to suit the specific hazards and risks of your individual working environment. This course is also available for booking on the weekends. The maximum number of participants is 12.

Booking for Individuals:

This course is available as an open course for individuals to join. Contact us by phone or by e-mail. Click on the Course Program menu item for updates of new courses and check our latest schedules of our upcoming courses.