Moving People Safely
Essential Training for Safe Manual Handling in Care and Support Settings
✅ Why Choose This Course?
This course provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to move people safely, reducing the risk of injury in care and support environments. It's ideal for healthcare professionals, carers, and anyone responsible for the safe handling and movement of individuals.
Key Benefits:
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Understand the principles of safe manual handling
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Learn to assess risks and apply safe techniques
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Gain practical experience with equipment like hoists and slings
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Comply with health and safety regulations
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Enhance the safety and dignity of individuals in your care
📘 Course Overview
Duration: 1 day (6–7 hours)
Maximum Participants: 12
Qualification Validity: 3 years
Assessment: Practical demonstrations and theory quiz
Delivery Options: Available at your location & through Blended learning
👥 Who Should Attend
This course is suitable for anyone who has a responsibility for safely moving or handling people in their workplace, particularly in care, health, or support settings. Ideal participants include:
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Healthcare assistants, support workers, and carers
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Nurses and allied health professionals
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Social care staff and residential care workers
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Physiotherapists and occupational therapists
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Volunteers or staff in community or charity care settings
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Anyone responsible for assisting, lifting, or transferring people safely
📚 What You Will Learn
Unit 1: Manual Handling Safety at Work
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Understand the reasons for safe manual handling:
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Outline potential injuries and ill health associated with incorrect manual handling
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Discuss employers’ and employees’ duties relating to manual handling at work
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Explain the consequences of non-compliance with health and safety requirements
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Understand how manual handling risk assessments contribute to improving health and safety:
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Define 'hazard' and 'risk' in the context of manual handling
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Describe the process for carrying out a manual handling risk assessment
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Outline the principle of the risk control hierarchy when applied to manual handling
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Understand the principles, types of equipment, and testing requirements associated with manual handling safety:
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Describe safe movement principles associated with manual handling
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Outline types of equipment designed for manual handling tasks
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Discuss requirements for testing, servicing, and examination of manual handling and lifting equipment
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Be able to apply safe manual handling principles:
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Demonstrate efficient and safe manual handling principles when:
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Applying effort to or moving a load or object manually on their own
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Using manual handling aids and equipment
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Undertaking a manual handling task as part of a team
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Unit 2: Moving People Safely
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Understand the personal safety, health, and dignity issues relating to the movement of a person by others:
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Outline the potential impact to a person who is moved incorrectly
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Discuss ways to preserve the dignity, health, and safety of the person being moved
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Understand how a personal handling plan and risk assessment reduce the risk of injury to everyone involved in moving a person:
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Outline the process of risk assessment in relation to moving a person
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Describe control measures to reduce risks associated with moving people
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State the content of a personal handling plan
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List the states of functional mobility a person who needs to be moved might have
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Understand the principles, types of equipment, and testing requirements associated with moving people safely:
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Describe safe movement principles associated with moving people
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Outline types of handling or lifting equipment designed for moving people
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Discuss requirements for testing, servicing, and examination of people handling or lifting equipment
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FAQs
Do I need previous Moving and Handling experience?
No. This is designed for beginners as well as those with some Moving and Handling experience.
How long is the certificate valid?
The qualification is valid for 1 year (or as per regulatory requirement).
What should I bring?
Bring photo identification, comfortable clothing, pen & paper.
What if I can’t attend / need to cancel?
Our cancellation policy: here, or contact us for re-scheduling.
Emergency First Aid at Work
Very informative professional but friendly with it. Will be booking further courses in the very near future.
Paediatric First Aid
She was really a good trainer who clarified all things nicely
Medication Administration
exellelent trainer and i enjoy her class. for me it`s 10/10