Manual Handling Courses
Childcare Manual Handling Training
Our childcare manual handling training is designed specifically for people working with children. As part of our childcare manual handling training we will visit your premises at least 30 minutes before the training session starts to assess the manual handling risks so we can make our training specific to you.
How is the training deliverd
The training is delivered in person at your premises or at ours
Duration: 5 Hours
Time: To be arranged
Venue: Guardian Safety, Unit C1, Centrepoint Business Park, Oak Road, Dublin 12 or can also be delivered at your premises at any time.
Aim
The aim of our childcare manual handling training course is to give people working with children the knowledge and understanding of how to lift correctly and how to look after their back. More importantly we will advise people on when they should not to lift and simply ask for help instead.
About The Course
Our childcare manual handling training is designed specifically for people working with children. Throughout the day most people carry out many movements, lifting, lowering, pulling, carrying or moving objects and children, this can result in strain on the back due to poor habits carried out over many months or years. People, unfortunately, don’t think about their backs until they are in pain, by then the damage is done
As part of our childcare manual handling training, if you opt for training at your premises we will visit your premises at least 30 minutes before the training session starts to assess the manual handling risks so we can make our training specific to you.
The health and safety element of our course will also be specific to childcare. Our instructor will advise on health and safety in childcare, with an emphasis put on specific accident trends to help you manage your health and safety.
Childcare Manual Handling Course Objectives
Practice of safe manual handling within Childcare includes handling children as well as inanimate loads, the childcare manual handling training course will teach you how to:-
- Handle inanimate and animate loads safely
- Movement in nappy changing
- Working on the floor
- Working at low levels
- Bath/bed transfer
- Lifting a child
- Side to side transfer of child
- Walking a child
- Recognise a load which is too heavy or awkward
- Understand the limitations of the spine and muscular system
- Conduct a manual handling risk assessment
- Lift and handle inanimate loads safely.
- Dangers of careless and unskilled methods
- Manual handling legislation
- Anatomy of the spine and muscular system
- How the body is harmed through incorrect manual handling techniques
- Importance of physical fitness
Certification
On successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate titled “Childcare Manual Handling Training” which will be awarded by Guardian Safety. This Cert will be valid for 3 years.
We issue a digital certification & all certificates are kept on file and can be re-sent if misplaced.
Refresher training is recommended at intervals of not greater than 3 years
Prerequisets
All participants must be fluent in English.
Number of Participants Per Course
The maximum number of users per in-person course is 10
Who Should Attend
Employees whose work includes Manual Handling of children where those activities are likely to lead to back injury.
Special Instructions for This Course
Any special needs/requirements should be identified at the time of booking.
We have developed several learner supports over the years, thus we can help learners to reach their full potential (literacy, hearing impaired, learning difficulties, etc.). Drop us an email or give us a call and let us know how we can help.
Guardian Safety Instructors
Guardian Safety is a QQI registered training provider and all relevant instructors are fully qualified Manual Handling Instructors, People Handling Instructors having achieved Level 6 in the National Framework of Qualifications. All course instructors hold a minimum of Train the Trainer qualification and are qualified safety practitioners holding a minimum of a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
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