Moving & Positioning

What the course covers:

• Definition of Manual Handling
• Legislation, policies and procedures
• Manual Handling Operations Legislation
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
• Main causes of injury, manual handling injuries and injury statistics
• The spine – structure and function
• Risk factors and preventing accidents
• Posture and ergonomics
• Lifting and lowering limits
• Moving objects – principles
• Moving objects – team lifts
• Supporting someone to move back and forward in their chair
• Supporting someone to stand and sit
• What to do when someone falls
• Getting up from the floor
• Transfer boards and slide sheets
• Types of hoists, using a hoist, slings and wheelchairs
• Incorrect ways to move people

How this course can be completed:

• Classroom: this course can be completed as a half-day course in a classroom environment, which lasts approximately 2.5 learning hours.
• E-Learning: this course can be completed on our online learning platform, Bridge. We estimate the e-learning course should take no longer than 2 hours to complete.