Course Duration:
3 Days

Available Course Dates:
Please call for available dates

Who is this Course Aimed at?:
Supervisory care workers or care workers prepared to take a lead role in the subject of manual handling

Course Outline and Key Objectives:

Outline - To promote correct manual handling awareness for care sector key workers.

Objectives - To provide candidates with an understanding of legal requirements To provide skills to enable moving and handling to be monitored and supervised To provide basic manual handling techniques Understanding of the ergonomic assessment and general back care

What Course Materials are Provided?
2 Course workbooks and handouts

Training Methods:

Classroom delivery and practical exercises.

Course Delivery Method:
Classroom based training

Main Areas Covered by Course:

Health and safety - manual handling key worker - Legal requirements - Human body - Key factors - Risk assessment - Object handling - Coaching and supervising - Moving and handling - Hoists and slings - Walking / dealing with falls - Standing and sitting - Chair to chair transfers - Bed to commode - Bed transfers - Problem solving exercises - Action planning

Final Assessment:
N/A

Official Accreditations / Awards Resulting From Course:
N/A

Lunch Provided:
No

Course Venue:

Clients' Premises

Course Fees:
£499 + VAT

Maximum Class Size:
6

Refresher Requirements:
N/A

Re-Verification of Qualifications:
N/A

Frequency of Course:
On demand

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