MOVING AND HANDLING PEOPLE THEORY

Online Course    www.the-care-college.co.uk

• -    The Law – Health and Safety Legislation pertaining to moving and handling.
• -    Employers and Employees duties

• -    Biomechanics - including posture, centre of gravity, reducing friction, lever principle.
• -    Spinal Anatomy and muscular system
• -    Heirarchy of Manual Handling Principles in relation to Manual Handling Regulations (1992); Avoid, Assess, Reduce, Review
• -     People Handling assessment.
• -     Risk assessment using T.I.L.E.
• -     How to reduce risk to lowest possible level
• -     L.O.L.E.R. and P.U.W.E.R
• -     Reporting injury as stipulated by R.I.D.D.O.R
• -     Safely using equipment and choosing correct equipment
• -     Understanding which lifts are outlawed and why
• -     Assessing patient cognitive, physical and emotional ability
• -     Guiding and Slowing falls.
• -      Practical session on moving and handling patients in a safe manner