Learning Outcomes

Understanding Manual Handling

Risks and Consequences

Understanding Ergonomics

Safe Handling Techniques

Lesson Summary

This module discusses manual handling principles and their importance in ensuring workplace safety. You’ll learn about risks and short- and long-term health effects of incorrect handling practices. You’ll explore the role and responsibilities of both employers and employees in implementing sound ergonomic principles to avoid injuries.

Risk Assessment

Handling Unusual Loads

Proper Equipment Selection

In this module, you’ll learn to identify manual handling hazards and the most effective ways to implement preventive measures. We’ll introduce you to various mechanical aids, automation and personal protective equipment (PPE) that help reduce risks. You’ll also learn how to handle goods in confined spaces and outdoors under variable conditions.

Physical Fitness and Manual Handling

First Aid and Emergency Response

Creating a Safe Workplace Culture

This module discusses the significance of fitness in injury prevention, improved performance, and physical and mental well-being. You'll learn to identify and apply basic first aid for workplace injuries, and how training and education foster a safe workplace culture. Explore the fundamental components of a safe manual handling policy.

Essential Safe Manual Handling Skills - Course assessment

Learn to prevent injuries, ensure safety, and improve efficiency in manual handling tasks in this free online course.

Essential Safe Manual Handling Skills

Are you looking to master the art of safe manual handling? Dive into our comprehensive course, where you'll explore everything from the legalities and ergonomic risks to the latest technological innovations. Learn to navigate challenging environments, select the right equipment, and foster a culture of safety.

This course was reviewed and approved by qualified subject matter expert Tyler Honor, a manual handling and safety professional.

Fighting Infections

TB, Lice and Scabies

Nutrition and Hydration

Safe Food Practices

In this module you will learn about  Fighting Infection; and it covers topics such as Common Conditions including TB, Lice and Scabies; Nutrition and Hydration; Food Safety.

Planning for Emergencies

Medical Emergencies

Falls and Fire Safety

In this module you will learn about Planning for Emergencies; and it covers topics such as Medical Emergencies; Falls and Fire Safety.

Health and Safety for Caregiving - Assessment

Learn how to provide pain relief, improve strength, increase range of motion and perform types of physical therapy.

Health and Safety for Caregiving

Master the skills you need to become an accomplished caregiver with this free course for carers. You will learn how to tend to clients safely, protecting them from infectious diseases and foodborne illnesses, and look after their basic nutritional and hydration needs. The course will teach you how to deal with emergencies in a professional manner and the plans that should be in place for emergencies that may arise, so why wait and enroll today.

Hazards of Asbestos

Work-aggravated & Occupational Asthma

Biological hazards

Bullying in Workplace

Chemicals & Hazardous Substances

Diseases & Occupational Illness

Hazardous Agents in the Workplace addresses critical hazards prevalent in work settings. From the risks of asbestos to biological threats and chemical exposure, participants gain a comprehensive understanding of workplace safety. Along with the impact of work-related illnesses and the importance of addressing bullying for a safe environment.

Electricity in the Workplace

Ergonomics for Manual Handling & Display Screen Equipment

Explosive Atmospheres

Working at a Height and Falling Objects

Workplace Fire Safety

This module focuses on critical safety concerns in diverse work environments. Participants learn about electrical hazards, ergonomic practices and protocols for working safely in explosive atmospheres. Along with essential safety measures for working at heights and mitigating risks associated with falling objects, ensuring workplace safety.

Types of Hazardous Workplaces

Lone Working

Slips/Trips/Falls

Work Related Stress

Violence, Harassment & Aggression

Workplace Vehicle Safety

Work Equipment & Machinery

Vulnerable Workers

This module covers essential topics vital for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace environment. From identifying different types of hazardous workplaces to lone working risks. With strategies for mitigating slips, trips, and falls to vehicle and machine safety and safeguarding vulnerable workers.

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Parts 1- 4

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 Parts 5-8

General Application Regulations 2007 Parts 1 to 4

General Application Regulations 2007 Parts 5 to 8

Safety and Health Signs at Work General Requirements

Construction Work Regulations 2013 Parts 1 to 4

Construction Work Regulations 2013 Parts 5 to 14

This module covers vital legal frameworks such as Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work Act 2005, General Application Regulations 2007 and Construction Work Regulations 2013, ensuring compliance and understanding in workplace safety. The module also provides you with the Safety and Health Signs requirements for all forms of safety signage in work.

Other Applicable Legalisation

The Employers Role

Consultation & Safety Representatives

Compensation and Enforcement

This module covers other applicable legislations crucial for compliance with health and safety in the workplace. It emphasizes the role of employers in ensuring a safe working environment, including their responsibilities, obligations, and liabilities. Additionally, the importance of consultation with safety representatives.

Irish Safe Pass Essentials: Navigating Workplace Safety - Course Assessment

Prepare for the theory of the Irish building site safepass course exam with this free online course from Alison

Irish Safe Pass Essentials: Navigating Workplace Safety

Explore essential topics in workplace safety with our comprehensive course. Covering hazardous agents, electricity dangers to the principles of ergonomics. This free course from Alison will help you gain a comprehensive knowledge base of workplace safety essentials. Detailing the Irish legislation for health and safety covering both the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Construction Work Regulations 2013.

Open edX Conference 2026: Program, Workshops & Registration

2025’s Online Education Shakeup Claims Another: Skillshare’s CEO Departs

6 Best Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Courses in 2025

Coursera Growth Stalls, Leadership Changes as Stock Hits All-Time Low

EdX’s 2021: Year in Review

Class Action: 50,000 Seek Payouts, Costing Coursera, Udemy Millions

OKR Certification Course: A Path to Renewed Enthusiasm and Productivity

OpenAI Academy Review: A Close Look at ChatGPT 101 for Small Businesses

Scaler Academy’s Big Lie: How India’s EdTech Darling Inflated Revenue by 15x

Miro Acquires Reforge: This Is Not an Edtech Deal

200K Layoffs, $100B Lost: The Tsunami of China’s Regulation on Education

10,000+ Free Courses from Tech Giants: Learn from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and More

Coursera Lays Off ~150 Staff After Udemy Merger

New CEO, New Structure: Greg Hart Reshapes Coursera’s Reporting

10 Best Free Rust Courses for 2025: Write Memory-Safe Code

10 Best Guitar Courses for Beginners in 2025