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People Handling Trainers' Course (update)
Overview
Maximum of 12 delegates per course
2 day refresher cover the same issues as on the more detailed 4 day course aimed at refreshing delegates knowledge and skills.
Detailed Description
An intensive two day training course for qualified trainers who wish to update their knowledge in People Handling. For a maximum of 8 delegates per course.
What are the benefits to the Organisation & the Individual?
- In house provision of People Handling training courses
- Decrease the number & severity of injuries resulting from incorrect manual handling techniques.
- Reduce absence and long term ill health within the organisation.
- Comply with the obligations under Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Manual Handling (Operations) Regulations 1992 as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002.
Programme
Day 1
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Introduction
- Aims & Objectives of the course
- Expected Learning Outcome
- The cost of Manual Handling injuries
Legislation
- Manual Handling and relevant legislations
- Responsibility of employers under the law
Anatomy of the Spine / Biomechanics and Back Care
- Problems of back pain in the Social Care and Health sector
- Structure and Function of the spine
- Causes of back pain
- Recognise dangerous posture and explain dangers
- Avoid dangerous postures at work
Risk Assessment
- Management of Risk
- Relevant policies of employers
- The need to monitor and report incidents and accidents
- Discuss unusual manual handling problems with other delegates
- Revise Risk Assessment skills
Ergonomics & Risk Reduction
- The meaning and application of ergonomics to manual handling
- Apply simple ergonomic principles to reduce the moving & handling risks of task
- Discuss successful examples of the application of Ergonomics to Risk Assessment
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Day 2
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Practical Session
- Discuss new manual handling equipment
- Prescribe and teach the use of hoists and other appropriate moving and handling equipment
- Revise a wide range of safe moving and handling techniques
- Identify and avoid condemned and unsafe handling techniques
- Advise staff on the use of manual handling equipment
Teaching Skills
- Principles of learning
- Safely supervise practical manual handling sessions
- Keeping accurate and comprehensive records of training events
- Design and deliver a Manual Handling course
- Share successful application of unusual training exercises with other delegates
Test Conclusion
- Problem Solving Open Forum.
Close & Evaluation
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