MANUAL HANDLING
Course Details:
This course is aimed at providing staff with proper manual handling techniques in order to avoid injury to themselves and others.
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 Programme:
• Dangers of careless and unskilled methods
• Principles of levers and laws of motion
• Anatomy of the spine and muscular system
• How the body is harmed through incorrect handling techniques
• How to handle loads safely
• Lifting to and from ground level & a height
• Pushing & pulling
• Lifting (where possible samples from the work environment)
• Competence testing
