Manual Handling all Wales Passport

Who should attend ?

This course is ideal for care workers, residential staff, home care workers, support staff and aids to develop skills appropriate to the setting in which they are working.

Course duration:

2 Days

Course content:

Module A

• Introduction
• Musculo-skeletal injuries
• Principles of safer handling
• Prevention of musculo-skeletal injuries
• Principles of team handling
• Current legislation
• Good communication
• Ergonomics and risk assessment
• Unsafe patient handling

Module B

• Inanimate load handling and practical application of ergonomics
• Principles of safer handling of inanimate loads
• Inanimate load risk assessment
• The importance of good posture and the application of ergonomics in the workplace, including driving and in the office
• Practical skills

Module C

Sitting, standing and Walking

• Principles of safer handling of patients/clients
• Patient/client handling risk assessment
• Communication
• Practical skills

Module D

Bed mobility

• Principles of using slide sheets
• Principles of working at bed height etc
• Practical skills

Module E

Lateral transfers

• Practical skills

Module F

• Using hoists and slings
• Principles of using hoists, types, selection and safety
• Guidelines on sling selection
• LOLER
• Practical skills

Assessment :
receive a certificate of attendance valid for one year and a copy of their own Passport in Manual Handling which shows what training they have undertaken.

certification: Students are continuously assessed as each topic is explained. Practical skills are demonstrated by the facilitator, discussed and then practised by the students. Upon successful completion of a short multi choice test.