People Moving and Handling Course

• This is a comprehensive classroom based training to enable candidates to gain an understanding of the process of people moving and handling, be able to identify risks and determine the safest method of people’s moving without injury, in line with approved code of practice, accepted lifting methods, regulations and understand the consequences of poor manual handling practice. The course will provide a broad and comprehensive overview of best practice in People Moving and handling training techniques. The course is aimed to all healthcare staff working within healthcare organisation who have been tasked in safe people moving and handling principles and covers safe handling techniques and people moving and handling risk assessment.

By the end of the course delegates will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the risks and practical issues involved with manual handling.

Course Contents:

• Legal Framework and Accountability
• Responsibilities of employers and employees
• Definition of Manual Handling
• Risk assessment
• Anatomy of the Spine and Types of Injuries
• Structure of the Spine, Muscles and Disc
• Biomechanics and Ergonomics
• Safe Lifting Techniques – L.I.T.E
• The Principles in Risk Control in Manual  Handling
• Unsafe Lifting Practices
• People Moving – Controversial Techniques
• Lifting and carrying safely
• Techniques to avoid injury and strain
• Causes of Back pain
• Lifting using a good posture
• Types of Equipment used for People and Manual Handling
• Patient/Client Movers Moving and  Handling Acceptable Techniques
• Categories of Manoeuvres
• Supervising, Positioning, Transferring, Lifting, Assisting, Moving , Turning Client/Patient
• Knowledge and Practical Skills Assessment in People’s Moving