Special Needs Manual Handling & People
Handling for Carers

How is the training deliverd

The training is delivered in person at our premises or at yours

Duration: 5 Hours Approx

Time: To be Arranged

Venue: Guardian Safety, Unit C1, Centrepoint Business Park, Oak Road, Dublin 12 or at your premises.

Special Needs Manual Handling Course Description

Guardian Safety’s Special Needs Manual Handling & People Handling for carers course is aimed at meeting the requirements of the “Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005” that applies to moving and handling in the workplace.

Workers face many physical demands, particularly in relation to lifting when caring for people with special needs or disabilities. Children and Adults with special needs can sometimes have complex care needs that require the application of proper manual handling techniques, these lifting and handling techniques have to be implemented to ensure the safety of the client and the worker.

The one-day course is designed to instruct employees/carers in the theory and practice of safe manual handling for people with special needs.  There are two modules in the course with manual handling taking place in the morning and people handling taking place in the afternoon.

The second part of the course is highly interactive involving the practical application of a range of lifting and handling techniques in relation to people with special needs. This part of the course is hands-on and can be suited to the client’s specific needs where practical.

Our expert trainers can tailor the training sessions to suit the needs of carers working with special needs clients that require manual handling assistance.

Special Needs Manual Handling Course Objectives

On completion of part one of the course participants will be able to:

• Recognise a load that is too heavy or awkward
• Understand the limitations of the spine and muscular system
• Conduct a manual handling risk assessment
• Lift and handle loads safely.
• Dangers of careless and unskilled methods
• Manual handling legislation
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Principles of levers and laws of motion
• Anatomy of the spine and muscular system
• How the body is harmed through incorrect manual handling techniques
• Importance of physical fitness
• Personal protective equipment
• How to handle loads safely
• Practice in safe manual handling of loads
• Lifting to and from ground level
• Lifting to and from a height
• Pushing
• Pulling
• Lifting bags/sacks or other loads appropriate to the workplace

Prerequisets

All participants must be fluent in English.

Who Should Attend

Any personnel working with people with special needs or disabilities.

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 & 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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