Healthcare Training Courses

Moving and Handling of People Training Course

This course covers the following:

Theory:

• Back facts – injuries & impact on physical, emotional, spiritual and social well-being
• Impact of a catastrophic injury: multiple problems
• What Manual Handling is: lifting, lowering, pushing & pulling
• Guidelines on weight lifting limits (HSE)
• Introduction to a kinetic approach, demonstrate kinetic approach & assess
• Manual Handling Regulations 1992: avoiding hazardous manual handling, assess and reduce risk
• Poor posture and poor handling techniques and physical problems, hazardous postures
• Principles of safe handling of people
• Legislation
• Duties of employer and employee
• Client assessment, promoting maximum independence, client care
• Range of equipment, ergonomics & tile framework in Risk Assessment
• Risk Assessment: identifying hazards and risk, 5 steps

Practical:

• Techniques that should never be performed
• Practical demonstrations, including hoist work, stand aid, sit to stand, bed work, floor work, slide sheets, transfer boards, handling belts, other equipment
• Assessment