Detailed information
| Duration: | 2 Hours |
|---|---|
| Price: | £21 (exclusive of VAT) |
| Type: | Courses |
| Method: | In a classroom |
| Students per class: | 10 |
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Contact the person in charge , free and at no obligation, for information on how to enroll, enrollment limit/availability and more.
Course program
The aims and objectives of this 2 hour course are to give attendees the opportunity to rethink the way they lift and handle items at work. To explore safer ways of lifting and moving objects and enable them to understand the importance or the need to plan the way to carry out tasks with the opportunity to practice kinetic methods in the work place. The course covers the following areas:
• Introduction to manual handling
• Relevant legislation
• Employees’ responsibilities
• Risk assessment
• Clients’ rights (including RCN code of practice)
• Anatomy of the spine
• Causes of injury including statistics
• Principles of Bio-mechanics
• Unsafe techniques
• Practical moves: Base lift, falling clients, assisting fallen clients, chair to standing, standing to sitting, Chair to chair, bed moves.
• Hoist and the use of other aids
All participants are continually assessed during the course and a certificate will be awarded on successful completion.
• Introduction to manual handling
• Relevant legislation
• Employees’ responsibilities
• Risk assessment
• Clients’ rights (including RCN code of practice)
• Anatomy of the spine
• Causes of injury including statistics
• Principles of Bio-mechanics
• Unsafe techniques
• Practical moves: Base lift, falling clients, assisting fallen clients, chair to standing, standing to sitting, Chair to chair, bed moves.
• Hoist and the use of other aids
All participants are continually assessed during the course and a certificate will be awarded on successful completion.
Do you need clarification regarding the course program?
Contact the person in charge , free and at no obligation, for information on how to enroll, enrollment limit/availability and more.
Course location
Chelsea Training Studio
CTS is a leading provider of high quality work-based training courses to both healthcare and commercial businesses. Our up-to-date training courses are certificated, designed and delivered by registered, qualified instructors with a wealth of experience working within both the NHS and Private Sector. Each course is tailor made to ensure that we enable businesses to meet compliance under NHS Staffing Frameworks, CQC requirements and legislation, in addition to their own requirements and procedures. All our courses are fully interactive, regularly evaluated and backed up with supplementary course materials and online support. Our training centres are all based in Central London and in addition, we are able to offer in-house training for clients who have 10 or more staff with the same learning needs.