Moving and Handling Loads for NHS Staff
 

Course length
2-3 hours

Who is it for
These workshops are for NHS staff who move and handle inanimate loads, to ensure their health and safety in the workplace, including new staff on induction programmes, or existing NHS staff who need regular refreshers. The workshops will be designed to meet the specific needs of your NHS organisation. They will include the theoretical component and usually some practical components. The recommended maximum is 12 delegates.

Course delivery
All Moving and Handling sessions are delivered by a Registered Clinician who is fully qualified in Moving and Handling. The course will be highly interactive, encouraging participation and making use of exercises, discussions and group work. There will be the opportunity for skills practice and review in each section.

Course materials
Delegates will be given handouts and worksheets to support the topics covered on the workshop, certificates of attendance

Course contents

Legislation & Codes of Practice
• Employer responsibility
• Employee responsibility
• Local policy
• Accident reporting

Spinal Awareness
• Anatomy and posture
• Back pain statistics
• Causes and mechanics of injury
• Back care and exercises

Ergonomics
• What is it?
• Assess, avoid, reduce
• Apply to work

Risk Assessment
• Why, what, how
• Practice risk assessing
• Discussion of group work


Basic Principles
• Basic principles of safe handling and efficient moving of inanimate objects

Practical Session
• Lifting and lowering
• Pushing, pulling and carrying
• Storage and correct use of the step ladder
• Team handling situations
• Use of hand tools
• Finding the correct driving position
• Vehicle loading and unloading
• Working at different heights/worksurface heights
• Application of learnt principles


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