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People Moving & Handling Course

Moving & Handling Theory

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This People Moving & Handling Course learning outcomes include; Learn Moving and Handling of people; Person Hoist usage and Slide Sheet Transfers of people who are unable to move themselves in a healthcare, domiciliary care or social care environment.
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Showing 6 of the 6 included eLearning lessons in this course. The whole course takes on average 19 minutes

An introduction to Moving and Handling, the manual handling of people who are unable to move themselves.

Learn about the structure of the spine and what happens when injuries occur.

Understand the key factors to consider before lifting or handling with our step-by-step guide to safe manual handling techniques.

Learn about Moving and Handling of People who are unable to move themselves and the issues associated with those who are not weight bearing and those who are weight bearing.

Learn the techniques of reducing handling risks, the factors to avoid and understand how the L.I.T.E. principles are applied to the handling of people.

All trainees receive a globally recognized & subject informative Certificate of Completion as proof of successfully completing the training. Certificates are permanently stored in your account, always accessible online, and downloadable in PDF format too.

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Level 2
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People Moving & Handling Course

This online course includes all of the 6 lessons above. It is designed to develop the trainees People Moving & Handling skills for health and safety compliance in the workplace, providing valuable real-world learning outcomes at a high speed. It's used by individuals, groups and businesses to train their workforce across industries including Care Homes & Domiciliary Care, Hospital Recruitment, among others.

Provided by Shepherds Health & Safety Ltd Training based in Norfolk, it's accessible at anytime online from an internet connected device at work or home, such as a computer, tablet or smart phone. Teams have access to a highly rated LMS and all successfully completing trainees achieve a Certificate of Completion.

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Moving & Handling Theory eLearning

This short 30 minute course explores the moving and handling of people, as might be experienced within a healthcare setting such as a hospital or care home, including domiciliary care environments. Two specific examples include a Slide Sheet Transfer and Movement with a Person Hoist.

The theory contained within this course should be supplemented with practical experiences, using equipment that is likely to be encountered as part of the activities to be carried out.This is especially important for people who are new to moving and handling techniques with no previous practical experience.

Course Tags: Manual Handling, Moving and Handling, People Handling, Back Injury, Muscular Skeletal Disorder, MSD, Care, Lifting Load, Task, LITE, TILE, hoist, sling, musculoskeletal, technique, slide sheet transfer, movement, level 2, award,

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