Training • Regulated by Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
Patient Moving and Handling Certification
Definition: Statutory manual handling and ergonomic training required for all healthcare staff engaged in client repositioning and transfer.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, staff must complete practical and theoretical patient handling training delivered by a QQI-certified manual handling instructor every 2 years.
Governing Authority
Enforced by Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in Ireland. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Patient Moving and Handling Certification
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related Ireland Healthcare Terms
Registration
CORU (Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals)
CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals.
Safeguarding
Children First Act 2015
Irish legislation providing statutory obligations to report child protection concerns and implement Child Safeguarding Statements.
Governance
Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO)
CHOs are operational administrative divisions of the HSE delivering community-based primary care, social care, and mental health services across Ireland.
Compliance
HIQA Single Assessment Framework (Thematic Inspections)
Targeted inspection programmes conducted by HIQA focusing on specific regulatory areas such as medication safety, infection prevention, or staffing governance.