With over 30 years of industry experience and nationwide coverage, KTC Safety provides comprehensive Manual Handling training designed to reduce workplace injuries and ensure full compliance with current health and safety regulations.
Whether you choose Classroom, Webinar, Online, or On-Site training, our expert instructors deliver practical, engaging, and certified courses that equip your team to handle materials safely, correctly, and confidently.
Course Overview
Our Manual Handling Training course provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to safely lift, carry, push, pull, and move loads in the workplace. Designed to reduce the risk of injury and ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, the course combines practical techniques with essential theory to build confidence and competence.
Participants will learn how the body works, how injuries occur, and how to assess manual handling risks before performing any lifting task. The course covers best practices recognised nationwide and is delivered by qualified, experienced instructors.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Understand legal responsibilities and employer/employee duties
- Identify common hazards associated with manual handling
- Recognise how poor handling can cause musculoskeletal injuries
- Apply correct lifting and moving techniques
- Conduct simple on-the-spot risk assessments
- Demonstrate safe manual handling practices in real workplace scenarios (classroom/on-site only)
Why Certification Matters
In Ireland, Manual Handling training is a legal requirement under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Manual Handling of Loads Regulations 2007. These laws place clear duties on employers to protect employees from risks associated with manual handling.
The law requires employers to:
- Avoid manual handling activities where possible
- Assess any manual handling that cannot be avoided
- Reduce risks to the lowest level reasonably practicable
- Provide proper training to employees on safe manual handling techniques
Manual handling tasks are a major cause of workplace injuries. Because of this, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) requires that workers receive appropriate and task-specific training so they can identify hazards, understand safe techniques, and carry out risk assessments.
Failing to provide training can result in:
- Legal penalties and fines
- Increased liability in the event of an accident
- Invalid or weakened insurance claims
- Greater risk of injury to staff
Complying with the legislation not only protects employees but also ensures organisations meet their legal responsibilities and maintain a safe workplace.
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KTC Safety – Courses Available Nationwide
Kearney Training and Consultancy provide Training Courses throughout Ireland. We are based at our strategically located Approved Training Centre in Portlaoise, County Laois, just 40 minutes from Dublin. We also provide Training Courses in Carlow, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
