3 Hour Manual Handling

  • Legal requirements
  • Cumulative Strain
  • Risk Assessments
  • Lifting Techniques
  • Effects of Poor lifting techniques
  • Demonstration of Kinetic Lifting
  • Group Practice

6 Hour Manual Handling

  • Legal requirements
  • Cumulative Strain
  • Risk Assessments
  • Lifting Techniques
  • Effects of Poor lifting techniques
  • Demonstration of Kinetic Lifting
  • Group Practice
  • Anatomy of the back
  • Ergonomics
  • Inclusion of a Written Test

1 Day Moving People

  • All aspects of the 6 hour Manual Handling course
  • Moving a person in a chair by use of sling/hoist, turntable & slideboard.
  • Moving a person in a bed by use of sling/hoist
  • Correct Patient Lifting Techniques
  • **NO WRITTEN TEST**

Certification

No formal assessment, however the trainer will assess each candidate, guidance and feedback will be offered throughout and certification is given based on the professional judgement of the trainer. Candidates will not be certified if they haven’t made the sufficient standard. This Certificate is valid for 3 years.

Numbers

A maximum of 16 students can be accommodated on this course and they must be 16 years old or above.

Location

The qualification can be delivered in your establishment subject to a pre-course assessment of the training venue. This is to assist with making the training more efficient and less travelling requirements for yourself for the course. We can also organise training venues and this would be added on to the overall cost for the training.