People Moving and Handling – Our Courses
Training can be carried out in house, at your venue across the UK.
Incorrect or controversial People Moving and Handling techniques could seriously injure you and/ or your patient. Update your knowledge and techniques with this fantastic training course and protect both yourself, and your patients from injury or discomfort.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Move and handle people in a way that requires the least amount of effort
- Move and handle people in a way that provides greater comfort and dignity to the patient or resident
- Understand manual handling legislation as it applies to Healthcare
- Gain a better understanding of spinal mechanics
- Look after your own back and that of patients / residents
- Conduct a personal risk assessment for patients / residents
- Safely move people with and without the use of specialist equipment
COURSE CONTENT
- Manual Handling Responsibilities and the Law
- Anatomy of the Spine and Types of Injuries
- Biomechanics and Ergonomics
- Safe Lifting Techniques – L.I.T.E
- Lifting Objects
- Key Elements of People Moving
- Risks and Controls related to People Moving
- People Moving – Risk Assessments/ Personal Plan
- People Moving Equipment
- People Moving – Controversial Techniques
- People Moving – Good Techniques
- Practical Sessions and Assessments in People Moving
OVERALL COURSE BENEFITS
At the end of the training course, you will have the competence to provide correct people handling techniques so that risks are reduced to yourself and patients/residents.
FATEC Training
Our Nationally recognised training can be carried out in house, at your venue across the UK. If the particular course you are looking for is not listed here, please do get in touch with us, and one of our experts will be only too happy to help.
FATEC Training, Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
Our RoSPA, IATP, CPD, IIRSM, IFE, Laser, ILM & ETA approved courses are owned by VideoTile Learning Ltd and are distributed under licence.