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Manual Handling Course Galway 

Call:  087- 7950282

 

Manual Handling Galway Dates

2021

 

 

Only €40 with Code:  20%mailoff

Complete your Manual Handling theory Online

from the comfort of your own environment and reduce down the

attendance time by up to two hours.

The Manual Handling Course is from our Galway Studio

and all you have to do is complete the short Practical

Demonstration Assessment Live Online with our tutor 

Ideally from your own environment or alternatively from your

workplace, to receive your 3-year full certification.

This course is delivered and assessed live by a Qualified

Fetac/QQI Trainer which is recommended by the HSA !

Manual Handling -  Monday      -     24 hours a day

 

Manual Handling  -  Tuesday     -     24 hours a day

Manual Handling  -  Wednesday  -  24 hours a day          

Manual Handling  -   Thursday  -     24 hours a day         

Manual Handling  -  Friday   -          24 hours a day

Manual Handling  -   Saturday    -    24 hours a day

Manual Handling  -  Sunday   -        24 hours a day


Please Note: For Practical Demonstration to take place if you are

to be Certified Competent you will need a second-person with

recording equipment ( Mobile Phone, Ipad,) to film you live so

our tutor can view your movements from all 360-degree angles.

Call Michelle 087 7950282 to Book

We also provide onsite bespoke training delivered to suit your workplace, please enquire.


Course Subjects

  • Manual Handling - introduction and definition

  • Structure and function of the human spine

  • Causes of back injuries

  • Prevention of back injuries

  • Ergonomic aspects of manual handling

  • Lifting skills - theory and practice

  • Reducing manual handling injuries

  • Current legislation, EU directives and statistics

  • Manual handling quiz/assessment

  • Programme summary

Learner Outcomes

  • Understand the structure and functions of the human spine

  • Understand the main causes of back injuries in the workplace

  • Know the main causes of soft tissue injuries and cumulative strain

  • Have learned the correct posture for sitting and standing

  • Have learned the correct skills and techniques for lifting materials/equipment safely

  • Be able to identify and eliminate the causes of strain and injury in their workplace

  • Understand current legislation, and employer/employee responsibilities


DURATION: up to 2 Hours

PARTICIPANTS: 12 per class

VENUE: Now Live Online or at your Workplace


CERTIFICATION: Lasts for 3 Years

PRICE: Call Michelle 087-7950282

If you have a query regarding any of our courses, please do not hesitate to Contact us 
by E-mail: prestige.training@yahoo.ie
or Call: 087-7950282


Who Should Take This Manual Handling Training Course? The manual handling course is aimed at all levels of employees who may undertake manual handling operations, including the transporting of a load of items by lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof by hand or by bodily force. This includes, but is not limited to, professions such as:

  • Warehouse and factory staff

  • Heavy manual labourers

  • Unloading and loading of vehicles

  • Construction and building site workers

  • Office workers

  • Delivery drivers

  • Farmhands


Manual Handling accounts for 33% of Accidents reported to the Health and Safety Authority. Manual handling includes the use of the human body to lift, lower, fill, empty, or carry loads and also includes climbing, pushing, pulling, and pivoting, all of which pose the risk of injury to the back. The load can be inanimate (an object) or animate (animal or person) and manual handling injuries occurs in most industrial sectors including manufacturing and warehousing, retail, construction,transportation, agriculture and the health care sector.

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