Manual Handling (Employees)

What is the Manual Handling Course? The Manual Handling course is a mandatory safety programme for all personnel involved in the movement, lifting, or supporting of loads. Aligned with Part 4, Chapter 2 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, this training provides the technical competence to identify musculoskeletal risks, apply biomechanical principles to lifting, and implement ergonomic controls to prevent workplace injuries.

Statutory Compliance & Biomechanical Safety

Under Irish law, employers must ensure that any staff member engaged in manual handling is appropriately trained. This course maps to the following core safety pillars:

• Regulatory Standard: Compliance with the 2007 General Application Regulations regarding the manual handling of loads.
• Risk Mitigation: Focus on reducing the incidence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs).
• Practical Competence: Direct application of the 8 Steps of a Safe Lift and the Hierarchy of Risk Control.

This course is required for those who work in the lifting, moving, carrying, pushing or pulling of loads in the workplace.

• Legislation
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Ergonomics
• Hazard Identification
• Risk Assessment
• Principles of Lifting
• Practical: Lifting, Moving, Carrying, Push and Pull.

• Assess the relevant danger or safety of manual handling tasks
• Recommend preventative measures which can reduce the risk of injury
• Lift and handle loads safely.

Candidates are advised that this course involves practical exercises in lifting, moving, carrying, pushing and pulling loads.

Delegates who successfully complete the course will receive a Holland Certificate in Manual Handling which is valid for three years.

To be successful delegates must pass

• Written Assessment (50%)
• Practical (50%)