What You’ll Learn

• Be able to recognise manual handling risk factors and how injuries can occur
• Understand employer’s and employee’s responsibilities under relevant national Health & Safety legislation including most recent versions of the Manual Handling Operation Regulations
• Understand their own responsibilities under local organisational policies for Moving and Handling
• Know where additional advice and information can be sought relating to Moving and Handling issues
• Be able to use an ergonomic approach to manual handling and other work tasks leading to improved working posture
• Understand principles of good back care to promote general musculo-skeletal health
• Understand the principles of safer handling
• Know the factors to be included in undertaking a dynamic risk assessment prior to undertaking a moving and handling activity
• Understand how the organisation uses its risk management processes to inform safe systems of work
• Be able to choose suitable risk control strategies, resources and support available to facilitate good practice following a risk assessment appropriate to the staff member’s role.
• Know how to provide patients with the best quality care using appropriate, safe and dignified moving and handling strategies
• Understand normal human movement patterns as a prerequisite to moving and handling people
• Understand how multidisciplinary team communication and risk assessments ensure the safe handling of patients