IOSH People Handling Train the Trainer

IOSH People Handling Train the Trainer

Course Length

Four days including assessment

Course Overview

This training is designed to give those with people handling skills an underpinning knowledge of health and safety legislation and current moving and handling principles to provide them with the necessary knowledge and skills to train staff in the workplace.

This course is accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, the world's biggest professional health and safety organisation. For more information about IOSH see www.iosh.co.uk

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for people who work in health and social care services, charities or education and is aimed at those who already have people handling skills. It is also suitable for managers who have little or no experience of the delivery of moving and handling training but have the responsibility for monitoring, advising and managing staff on moving and handling in the workplace.

Course Content

Definition of manual handling
Types of injuries caused by poor manual handling
Anatomy & human movement
Safer handling technique
Risk assessment process and practical handling
Training skills
Manual handling legislation
Principles of safer people handling
The pre-transfer assessment
Client transfer movements
Use of slide sheets
Use of slings and hoist
The falling/fallen person
Use of wheelchair and other handling aids

Assessment

Part one - Mulitchoice question paper manual handling (20 questions)

Part two - Mulitformat question paper people handling (20 questions)

Part three - Completion of manual handling risk assessment and practical teaching session, 15 minutes in duration.

Please feel free to contact us to discus more about this course, or to arrange a free consulatation