Moving and handling in adult care

When providing support to vulnerable adults and those with mobility issues, you will need to be able to move and position them safely. This course explains how to keep everyone safe whilst moving and handling individuals and equipment. Legislation and best practice will be covered, as well as NHS advice for minimising back pain at work. Moving and handling for personal care needs and advice on falls in older people will also be discussed.

Learning outcomes

  • You will know and understand health and safety legislation and guidance on manual handling and how the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations apply to health and social care
  • You will be able to use the correct lifting techniques and how to minimise the risks of injury at work
  • You will consider whether lifting is always the recommended course of action in a care setting, and how to react to falls

Advantages of this course

  • Back injury is the most common reason for sickness absence in health and social care. Understanding best practice in moving and handling individuals and equipment will minimise the risk of back injury at work, and ensure that you can continue to be there for the individuals you care for
  • The level of assistance individuals need in moving and achieving the correct position can vary. Some individuals will need help to get out of a chair, and some will be completely dependent on others to move them, for example, if they are unconscious or paralysed. When individuals require this degree of care, it is essential that they are moved and handled in the most sensitive and safe way. This course will help you know how best to provide this assistance.
  • Website and video resources are used to explore moving and handling in more detail, including guidance from the NHS, HSE, NICE, and the Royal College of Nursing
  • There is also suggested extra reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge

Price: £30 With Access Code

Health and safety in the workplace

This short course looks at the importance of health and safety. It explains the responsibilities of both employer and employee and offers an explanation of the roles of risk assessments, first aid at work, harmful substances, and fire safety in keeping a workplace healthy and safe. You will also be introduced to the legislation for health and safety and the work of the Health and Safety Executive.

Learning outcomes

  • Learner will learn that both employers and employees have responsibility for health and safety in the workplace
  • Learner will understand how legislation impacts their health and safety at work
  • Learner will understand the importance of being aware of health and safety procedures in the workplace

Advantages of this course

  • Every person who enters a workplace, either as employer, employee or visitor, should be aware of health and safety. This course offers an introduction to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
  • The learner is introduced to areas of health and safety awareness including slips and trips, and risk assessments
  • The course includes information about fire and hazardous materials
  • Additional activities encourage the learner to reflect on the learning
  • There is also suggested extra reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge

Price: £30 With Access Code

Managing health and safety

This short course looks at health and safety from the viewpoint of a manager or employer. Ultimately, it is the employer who has responsibility for the health and safety of their workforce, any visitors to the premises, and themselves. This is a big responsibility so make sure you know and understand relevant legislation and how to manage health and safety effectively in a workplace.

Learning outcomes

  • In this course, you will learn that the employer has overall responsibility for health and safety in the workplace
  • You will learn about the legal requirements of health and safety
  • The course introduces information about risk assessments, insurance, and health and safety policies

Advantages of this course

  • This course is aimed at those in a managerial role in an organisation, or the person who employees a workforce, or a person who is self-employed
  • It looks at how to put in place or oversee health and safety policies and procedures, legislation for first aid at work, and how to report accidents at work, for example, and provides links to official websites
  • Video resources look at some of the statistics for health and safety in the UK and about writing a risk assessment
  • Additional activities encourage the learner to reflect on the learning
  • There is also suggested extra reading that gives both practical information and links to websites to expand knowledge