Manual Handling for Parents and Carers
Virtual College
Summary
Overview
Whatever role you are in, be it carer, parent, grandparent, situations could arise in which you need to move objects as well as your child. This module will show you what you need to do in order to handle objects and people safely and minimise the risk of injury.
Manual handling is moving anything where human force is required. The term manual handling covers activities that involve lifting, carrying, lowering, pushing or pulling a load. Examples of this can include putting bags into the car, carrying a child, pushing a wheelchair and lifting someone into a hoist.
Having completed this module, you will:
- Understand the reasons why you need to know how to move and handle objects correctly.
- Learn the key pieces of legislation that relates to manual handling; the responsibilities they place on any employer.
- Understand the basic theory of how your spine works, common injuries and how you can avoid them.
- Understand the key factors to take into account before undertaking the moving or lifting of a load.
CPD
Description
Lesson Plan
- Welcome and Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- The Law
- The Spine
- Moving and Handling Objects Safely
- Moving People Safely
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.
Duration
Approximately 3 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.
Target Audience
This is a manual handling course that is aimed specifically at parents and carers.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
How it Works
What
This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material and may also print the notes you took during the training.
You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.
How
The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.
The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.
Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course
When
The course is self-paced so you decide how fast or slow the training goes. You can complete the course in stages revisiting the training at any time.
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