- Location: county i ipperary bKiunet, Sarsfield Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
- Duration: 5 Days
Course details
This programme is designed to meet the QQI specification for candidates wishing to gain the QQI Level 6 Award for Manual Handling Instructor. programme is highly interactive, with a clear focus being placed on the analysis of practical manual handling techniques, risk assessment and the development of trainer skills.
- Statutory and Common Law requirements
- Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005- Implications for Employers and Employees
- General Application Regulations 2007 (PART 2 CHAPTER 4)
- Duty to avoid manual handling where possible
- Risk reduction and assessment measures when Manual Handling is unavoidable
- Development of a Manual Handling Policy to include Staff Consultation, Risk Assessment,
Training and Performance Measurement.
Review of Case Studies
ANAIOMY
- Structure and functions of the spine to include discs, ligaments, joints, muscles
- How different postures can affect the spine during work activity.
- Mechanics of Body Movement and Muscle action.
FITNESS AND FLEXIBILITY
- Components of fitness - strength, endurance and flexibility
- Flexibility as a basic requirement in the prevention of injury
- Physical Capability and Assessment of Individual Capacity
- Simple Strength and Flexibility Exercises for the workplace
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN BACKCARE
- Risk factors associated with Back Injury
- Developing an effective back care and wellness programme at work
- Nutrition and Dietary issues
- Rehabilitation issues relating to injury
P.M
PRACTICAL - DEALING WITH DIFFERENTTYPES OF LOAD - INSTRUCTOR LED
- Lifting from the floor
- Lifting from bench level
- Lifting from bench to height
- Pushing and pulling activities
- Team Lifing
- ETC
Course Location
About County Tipperary Skillnet
County Tipperary Skillnet (formerly Southern Tipperary Skillnet) rebranded in 2012 to enable us to reach out to all of County Tipperary and promote the benefits of involvement in a Skillnet Network.
Our goal is to invite companies to talk to the County Tipperary Skillnet team with a view to assisting them with their specific training needs by sourcing high quality trainers, deliver relevant training at a time and place that suits individual needs with grant aid applied.
In conjunction with Clonmel Chamber, contracting organisation for the Skillnet, we collaborate on numerous topical relevant events throughout the year.
Typical training programmes delivered within the Skillnet Network are as follows:
- Project Management
- Influencer Skills Training
- FETAC Train the Trainer
- MS Applications
- Manual Handling Instructor
- Time Management
- Effective Presentation Skills
- VMware
- Manual Handling Academy for Health & FitnessEUR 12Duration: Upto 4 Hours
- Introduction to Manual Handling Academy for Health & FitnessEUR 12
EUR 612Duration: Upto 2 Hours
