Moving & Handling People

This course explains the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, LOLER and PUWER as they apply to moving people, and how individual risk assessments and care plans keep people safe while protecting their dignity, consent and independence. You will learn about hoists, slings, slide sheets, stand aids and transfer boards, unsafe techniques to avoid, how to respond to a fall, bariatric care and reporting. It is knowledge and awareness training and does not replace practical training, competency assessment or your organisation's policies.
Modules
5
Duration
About 50 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain how the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, LOLER and PUWER apply to moving people.
  • ✓Use individual risk assessments and care plans to move people safely with their consent.
  • ✓Support people's dignity and independence by encouraging them to do what they can.
  • ✓Describe safe use and checks of hoists, slings, slide sheets, stand aids and transfer boards.
  • ✓Recognise unsafe techniques and respond safely when someone has fallen.
  • ✓Report incidents, changes in need and equipment faults correctly.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Moving People Safely and the Law

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Risk Assessment, Care Plans and Person-Centred Moves

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Equipment: Hoists, Slings and Aids

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Unsafe Techniques and Falls

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  5. Module 5: Bariatric Care and Reporting

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate