Moving and Handling People

Course content

–    The Law – Health and Safety Legislation pertaining to moving and handling.

–    Employers and Employees duties

–    Biomechanics – including posture, centre of gravity, reducing friction, lever principle.

–    Spinal Anatomy and muscular system

–    Heirarchy of Manual Handling Principles in relation to Manual Handling Regulations (1992); Avoid, Assess, Reduce, Review

–     People Handling assessment.

–     Risk assessment using T.I.L.E.

–     How to reduce risk to lowest possible level

–     L.O.L.E.R. and P.U.W.E.R

–     Reporting injury as stipulated by R.I.D.D.O.R

–     Safely using equipment and choosing correct equipment

–     Understanding which lifts are outlawed and why

–     Assessing patient cognitive, physical and emotional ability

–     Guiding and Slowing falls.

–      Practical session on moving and handling patients in a safe manner

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Employers’ health and safety responsibilities Employers have responsibilities for the health and safety of their employees and any visitors to their premises such as customers, suppliers and the general public. As well as these duties, there are regulations to deal with particular hazards and for industries where hazards are particularly high.

For all informations:  https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/transforming-your-care In the link above you can find all NI Informations and Regulations

Protecting pregnant workers and new mothers

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (PUWER)

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) These Regulations (often abbreviated to LOLER) place duties on people and companies who own, operate or have control over lifting equipment. This includes all businesses and organisations whose employees use lifting equipment, whether owned by them or not. In most cases, lifting equipment is also work equipment…

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

What Does TILE Stand for? TILE denotes Task, Individual Load, and Environment. It is associated with the Tile Manual Handling training. Besides, it aims to assist you in conducting a manual handling risk assessment.

Our bodies are composed of a variety of synovial joints that function as lever systems. The reason it’s easier to perform a weighted calf raise than a bicep curl is because the lever system involved in a bicep curl is mechanically less efficient than the lever system involved in a calf raise.

In this article, we will see how the spine and vertebrae of the human body work. In Moving and Handling courses, it’s very important to be able to lift loads with proper posture, keeping the back in the correct position to avoid temporary or permanent injuries. In this article, we will better understand its functioning…