People Moving & Handling

Goldcrest Training

Course

In Hartford

£ 275 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Location

    Hartford

  • Class hours

    4h

On completion the student should be able to: Understand the principles of safe handling. Appreciate the health problems from using unsafe practices. Understand the importance of risk assessments to manual handling. Use safe techniques for handling of people and objects. Understand and be able to use a hoist safely. Understand the use of other handling aids. Suitable for: Those who work in the care sector, who on a regular basis have to handle people.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Hartford (Cheshire)
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32 White Hart Gardens, CW8 2FA

Start date

On request

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Course programme

This is a part-day course of 4 hours duration

In the 5 year period to 1998/9 726 staff were off work for over 3-days from an accident which involved moving or lifting a resident/client in a care home.(Source Health & Safety Executive)

The course will show how this can be done safely and with care and dignity to the resident/client and the staff involved. There are practical sessions showing how equipment should be used and showing safe techniques.

The main elements of this course are:

  • Legislation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Biomechanics
  • Spinal awareness
  • Unsafe lifting practices and abuse
  • Handling aids and equipment
  • Practical sessions*

*The practical sessions will be flexible to suit your own requirements and may include the following. Assisting a client to stand, seated transfers, moving and turning on the bed, use of hoists and slings and the fallen client.

Additional information

Payment options: This price is for up to 12 students and includes Goldcrest certification, workbook and all materials used during the course.

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