Moving and Handling people
In-house course – 4 Hour
This half day (4 hour) Moving and Handling people course is designed to give delegates knowledge, skills and confidence to deal with any situation that involves moving and handling people around the workplace or home. Therefore, the delegates will be better equipped to make safe decisions when carrying out correctly moving or handling people, and recognise the importance of this in ensuring a safer working environment for them and the people under their care. The course meet the requirements and recommendations of the HSE Manual Handling Regulations 1992 and its amendments.
You or your delegates will obtain an attendance certificate which compliments your vocational skills.
Syllabus
- Manual Handling legislation and regulations.
- Anatomy of the Spine and Types of Injuries.
- Responsibilities imposed by the Manual Handling Operations Regulations.
- Biomechanics and Ergonomics of moving people.
- Safe Lifting Techniques – L.I.T.E.
- Lifting Safety.
- Moving and Positioning People.
- Manual Handling hazards.
- Risks and Controls related to People Moving.
- Risk assessment.
- Equipment.
- Good Techniques.
- Team handling and communication.
- Practical Sessions.
- Employees involved in moving and manual handling people as part of their role.
- Anyone that wishes to have the knowledge and skills in moving and handling people safely.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of manual handling risk assessment
- Improve the skills to carry out tasks safely with the least amount of effort, and providing greater comfort and dignity to people in care.
- Develop the competences to provide correct people handling techniques in order to reduce risks.
- Improve manual handling techniques, move and handle loads safely and be able to conduct a personal manual handling risk assessment.
Our assessment methods for this course may include:
- Practical Demonstration.
- Group Discussion.
- Case study.
- Observation of learner’s skills.
- Question and Answer sessions.
Assessment Multiple Choice Questionnaire. (MCQ)
This course is a Half Day programme (4 hour).
In-house training: This course is delivered at your premises anywhere in the UK .
Private Course: We can organise and deliver your course at a location that suits you.
E-learning: You can try our Manual handling online course
