WD Training Centre is one of Ireland`s leading providers of both private and public manual handling courses. We have leading experts in safe manual handling and lifting practices and we pride ourselves on giving the best quality and value to our clients nationwide. WD Training Centre has years of experience in delivering top quality manual handling training courses nationwide. We continuously develop, accredit and improve our manual handling courses.

This Course Will Cover The Following

• Legislation
• Ergonomics in the workplace
• Manual Handling Risk Assessment
• Anatomy of the spine
• Fitness & exercising
• How to handle loads safely
• The principles of manual handling
• Competence testing

Course duration & Fee.

The course takes approximately 2.5 hours and costs 40 Euro, per person. Special discounted rates will apply for companies wishing group training provided on their premises

On successful completion of the course participants will be awarded a Manual Handling certificate which is valid for 3 years.

Manual Handling Facts & Figures.

Health and Safety Authority statistics from 2012 show manual handling as the single biggest cause of workplace accidents resulting in absences of 3 days or more (34%). The number of injuries sustained in the workplace due to manual handling has remained stubbornly high for a number of years and figures published by the HSA detail that 1 in 3 non fatal injuries sustained in the workplace could be directly attributed to manual handling.