Patient Handling Training Certified Patient Handling Course Ireland

No handling task carries more responsibility than moving a person. Every transfer has to protect two people at once: the carer, whose back absorbs the strain of every assist, and the person being moved, whose comfort, dignity and independence depend on it being done well. The HSA consistently finds manual handling behind a large share of workplace injuries in Irish healthcare, and moving people is the hardest handling work there is. The course takes that risk apart step by step, then shows you the controls that remove it. This course turns safe people handling into second nature. Five modules walk you through the principles of moving and handling people and the duties Irish law places on employers and employees, person centred risk assessments and care plans, safe preparation and clear communication, the equipment that takes the weight from hoists and slings to slide sheets and transfer boards, and the techniques for assisted sitting, standing, walking, rolling and repositioning in bed.

2005 Act is the short answer. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, every employer must provide the information, instruction, training and supervision needed for safe work, and must maintain a written Safety Statement built on hazard identification and risk assessment. In a care setting that assessment has to cover every person who is moved and every member of staff who assists them. Our course is written directly against that wording, which is why it satisfies the duty rather than merely gesturing at it.

The Patient Handling Course is €32.00 per person, and that is the full price. Team bookings get a volume discount applied automatically, with one invoice and one account for all your records.

Yes, the whole course is online and works on any phone, tablet or laptop. There is no classroom day and no fixed start time: register, log in and begin the Patient Handling Course whenever it suits you, at home or on a break at work. Progress saves automatically as you go.

About 45 minutes, and you do not have to do it in one sitting. Progress saves as you go, so you can stop after a lesson and pick it back up on another device. Your certificate is ready to download the moment you pass.

You download your Patient Handling Course certificate as a PDF the moment you pass the exam, day or night. It shows your name, the course, the date and a verification link, so an employer or inspector can confirm it in seconds. A copy stays in your account whenever you need to print it again.

Renewal is recommended every three years, or sooner if the people you assist, your equipment or your care plans change. We track the date for you and send a reminder before it lapses, so no certificate in your team expires without anyone noticing. The refresher is the same short online course, so staying compliant never costs a working day.

Nothing bad. You can retake the exam as many times as you need at no extra cost, and you can revisit any lesson before trying again. Most learners pass first time, because the questions test exactly what the course just taught.

This course is assessed by examination rather than by a practical, because the competence it builds is judgement rather than technique. You get unlimited attempts at the exam, at no extra cost.

Yes, and the platform is built for it. One company account covers every employee, shows you at a glance who has finished and who has not, stores every certificate in one place and gives you a single invoice for the lot. Group bookings get the volume discount applied automatically in your cart.

They do. We are an official accredited provider and the certificate carries a verification link an inspector can check in seconds. It is accepted by employers in Ireland, the UK and across the EU, and behind it stand our accreditations: HSA Compliant, QQI Assessed, CPD and RoSPA Accredited.