Manual Handling Courses
We offer a number of varied and different moving and handling courses, many of
which reflect the individual needs of customers, or are developed over a number
of years on a rolling programme. These courses are broadly divided into 3 areas:
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- Healthcare
- Inanimate load handling
- Manual handling trainer training
We regularly provide courses for Primary Care Trust’s, charities, hospitals and private residential care and nursing homes. In addition we run a monthly people handling trainer’s course. If you have a particular need or interest please contact us. We regularly work with staff teams who are:
- Community based
- Supporting adults with learning difficulties
- Working in special needs schools
- Working with older people
Our inanimate object handling courses are suitable for any members of staff
working in areas such as retailing, warehousing, distribution, IT, Construction
etc
Our courses
The following programmes provide an overview of a typical training session.
Please contact us to discuss you particular training needs.
- Inanimate Object Handling
- Foundation level manual handling
- Manual Handling Refresher Course
- Manual Handling Trainer Training - West of England Foundation Level Trainers Course
- Trainer Training - West of England Foundation Level Paediatric Manual Handling Training Course
- Manual Handling Risk Assessment
- Manual Handling Emergency Handling
Specialist Workshops
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Manual and Inanimate Object Handling
Inanimate Object Handling
| Course Objective |
 This course is designed to provide an overview of good basic practice and makes
staff aware of the risks associated with manual handing. |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Suitable for staff working in lower risk environments such as retailing, administration and catering. |
| Content | Legislation, risk assessment, moving inanimate objects, spinal awareness, principles of safe moving and handling, common causes of back pain |
| Duration | 2 ½ hours |
Foundation level manual handling
| Course Objective |
 This
course is designed to provide an overview of the common techniques care and
nursing staff are required to use in the workplace and gives plenty of
opportunity to practice. |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Members of staff working within health and social care who are required to manually handle client/patients during the course of their work. |
| Content | Legislation, risk assessment, spinal awareness, principles of safe moving and handling, common causes of back pain, practical techniques for moving. |
| Duration | 6 hours |
Manual Handling Refresher Course
| Course Objective |
 For
participants to update on current practice and problem solve on typical manual
handling challenges. |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | This course is designed as an update/refresher for
members of staff who have previously undertaken manual handling training. Individual organisations can specify the content of each course, alternatively a rolling programme that can be followed. |
| Content | Our 2004/5 programme includes information on human rights, an update on current techniques, new equipment and an accident investigation scenario. |
| Duration | 2/3 hours |
West of England Moving and Handling Foundation Course for Appointed Key Trainers
| *Special Notes |
 This course is run in partnership
with Angelbeck training.It is ideal for those working within a hospital, residential or community setting where client/patient handling is part of the daily routine. |
Course Objective | This course provides the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills enabling participants to teach foundation level manual handling to others upon successful completion. |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Individuals with a minimum of two years care/nursing
experience within their particular field prior to attending this course. Attendees should have some experience of teaching and training and must previously have undertaken manual handling training. |
| Content | Bio-mechanics and back care, ergonomics, developing training programmes, legislation, risk assessment, inanimate object handling, client handling techniques, presentations, project work, hoisting and other mechanical aids. |
| Duration | 6 Days |
West of England Foundation Level Paediatric Manual Handling Training Course
| *Special Notes |
 This
course is run in partnership with Angelbeck training. It is idea for those working within a hospital, residential or community setting where the moving and handling of children is part of the daily routine. |
Course Objective | This course provides the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills enabling participants to teach foundation level manual handling to others upon successful completion. |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Individuals with a minimum of two years care/nursing
experience including, therapists, care staff, nurses, home managers working with
children and who want to develop the skills necessary to become paediatric
moving and handling trainers. Attendees should have some experience of teaching and training and must previously have undertaken manual handling training. |
| Content | Bio-mechanics and back care, ergonomics, developing training programmes, legislation and risk assessment, inanimate object handling, paediatric handling techniques, presentations, project work, hoisting and the use of other mechanical aids. |
| Duration | 6 Days |
Specialist Workshops
Manual Handling Risk Assessment
| Course Objective |
 This course will allow participants the opportunity to consider and practice a
number of different methods of assessing moving and handling risks in complex
handling situations |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Manual handling trainers and advisors, physiotherapists, health and safety advisors, occupational therapists, competent persons, designated risk assessors, senior nursing and care staff… |
| Content | Legal requirements for risk assessment, Indications for using - Rapid Entire Body Analysis (REBA), Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC), Residents Gallery (ARJO), |
| Duration | 1 Day |
Manual handling - Emergency Handling
| Course Objective |
 This
course will allow participants the opportunity to explore and practice an number
of common ‘emergency’ moving and handling techniques and aims to provide answers
to some common handling challenges |
|---|---|
| Aimed At | Ambulance service personnel, manual handling trainers and advisors, occupational therapists, health and safety advisors, first aid instructors, resuscitation training officers, nursing and care staff… |
| Content | The legal requirements for safe moving and handling, managing patients and service users who have fallen, collapsed, arrested in a variety of positions |
| Duration | 1 Day |