Learning Objectives

• Know their own responsibility and their employer’s responsibilities under relevant manual handling law and local policies
• Be able to apply simple ergonomic principles to reduce risk from moving and handling of children
• Have practiced using hoists and other moving & handling equipment for moving children
• Be able to identify and avoid condemned and unsafe handling techniques

Course Outline

• The cost of work related back pain
• Manual handling/disability/human rights legislation
• Organisation policies
• Structure & function of the spine/ back care
• Risk assessment
• Handling of inanimate loads
• Unsafe load handling techniques
• Equipment workshop
• Principles of safe handling of children
• Practical moving & handling techniques
  Moving the child in bed
  Use of slide sheets
  Hoisting techniques
  Management of the fallen child
  Assisting children in a chair, to stand, to walk
  Seated transfers to bed, chair, wheelchair
  Using small manual handling aids
  Managing children with multiple disabilities including learning difficulties
  Problem solving/ questions & answer
• Course appraisal

*The specific needs of each group will be considered and certain techniques in the above list may be given more or less emphasis.

What our clients say about us:

The course was good as we were all at the same level and therefore it was adapted to our needs. I think the structure worked well. Occupational Therapist, East London Foundation Trust 7 Jan 2014