Home Care 4: Moving and Handling

This title demonstrates how to safety assist service users to move with and without equipment and develops carers’ understanding of how to reduce the risk of back injuries, along with their rights and responsibilities under health and safety law. It also explains the dangers of manual handling of service users and explains why carers cannot safely lift or support the weight of residents. The role of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations in enforcing safe practices is also explained. The video shows how people can be handled safely and the use of a range of equipment for this purpose is demonstrated. All the most common situations for handling residents in the domiciliary setting are covered.

Consultant: The Quinn Centre

Peer Review: ROSPA

Standards:

Skills for Care Common Induction Standard 3.2

Care Council for Wales Induction Section 2.3

Health & Social Care NOS/NVQ Units 216, 223, 243 & 360

Subjects covered include:

The Importance of Back Care • What the Law says about Moving and Handling • The Causes of Back Pain • Efficient Moving Principles • Lying to Sitting • Sitting to Standing • Seated to Seated • Moving and Handling Equipment • Dealing with a Fall • Dangerous Techniques

Supporting Material:

An accompanying CD-ROM contains a Training Pack, which includes a Lesson Plan, 1 case study, 6 group and/or individual exercises and 4 handouts. The CD-ROM also contains Question and Answer sheets a Trainer’s Guide and other supporting materials, all designed to help trainers prepare and run an effective training session.

Duration:

22 minute video in 10 sections to be used in a suggested 3 hour training session.