This course is a three hour certicicate course and our training package follows closely to the "Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Applications) Regulations (1993)" and Safety Executive guidelines on implementing the 1990 Manual Handling Operations Regulations of the EU.

Meath Security Service offers occupational health services to the industry as part of the overall security package, our manual handling training package combines our knowledge of physiotheraphy with expertise in ergonomics to offer a unique package in back injury prevention.

Our course programme includes:

• Introduction to EU legislation and occurances of back pain
• Structure and function of the spine
• Body mechanics
• Common injuries to the spine
• Basic principles of Manual Handling
• Risk Assesment
• The Power Lift
• Back First Aid
• Posture and Sitting
• Spinal Exercise
• Short Answer Test Paper
• Specific Lifts - single handed, stage lifts, and task specific training
• Group practice sessions
• Problem Solving exercises