Outline of the Manual Handling/Movement of people Courses
Certificates are emailed to your admin person after the course.
Half Day Course
This is an increasingly popular course due to lost time and litigation!
Regulations
How injuries can occur
Avoiding manual handling
Assessing risks
Making loads easier to handle
Planning the lift
Good handling techniques for lifting, lowering, pushing and pulling
Appropriate systems of work
Typical Moving & Handling course for care sector includes practical subjects such as:
Back / Stretching exercises
Moving inanimate objects floor to table and reverse
Use of sack trolley, arm extender, wheels etc.
Standing with and without assistance
Sitting with and without assistance
Walking with and without assistance
Falling or fallen person
Getting up from the floor
Transfer to and from car
Loading wheelchair into and out of car