Harvey Training Academy offer PBS General Services courses that are certified as meeting RRN standards by Bild
Association of Certified Training (ACT).

What is covered in this Moving and Handling People training course?

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This online Moving and Handling People training course covers the following:

• An introduction to the key principles of moving and handling,

• An overview of why ergonomic moving and handling is important,

• What the law says about moving and handling,

• The actions that organisations should take to promote a safer workforce (organisational responsibilities),

• Individual responsibilities concerning moving and handling (individual responsibilities),

• Definition of manual handling,

• Why we need to understand how our spine and back work,

• An awareness of the most common moving and handling injuries,

• How healthcare workers can promote healthy back care,

• Recommended ergonomic approaches to risk assessments (LITE/TILE),

• Other moving and handling risk factors,

• The principles of safer moving and handling of people,

• Actions to take following a moving and handling risk assessment:

  • The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) ‘Numerical Guidelines for Lifting and Lowering Loads’,

  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines for handling while seated, and

  • The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pushing and pulling guidelines.

• Key things to remember when team handling and

• Moving and handling information sources.

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