Safe Moving and Handling Training Course
Accredited online course including Level 3 CPD Certificate on completion
Oplex Careers
Summary
- Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
The online Safe Moving and Handling Training Course from Oplex Careers aims to provide great insight into the skills and knowledge related to Safe Moving and Handling Training within and healthcare setting, and more.
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Course Description
The online Safe Moving and Handling Training Course will provide learners with a good understanding into safely moving people in a health and care situation. This course will discuss the key skills and knowledge related to your role, the importance of knowing key handling guidelines, carrying out risk assessments and more. This course will provide a great insight into your role with the use of practical examples throughout the course. Whether you are familiar with key Safe Moving and Handling principles already, you want to get started working in a field where this knowledge is important, looking for more training, or just interested in this field of study, this course will cover a range of modules and provide multiple examples for assessment.
Course Syllabus
The Safe Moving and Handling Training Course is split into the following modules:
- Introduction to Safely Moving and Handling People.
– What is moving and handling
– What it entails/you need to do
– Manual handling policy
- Carrying out a Risk Assessment.
– What is a risk assessment
– Identifying a risk assessment
– Monitoring and reviewing the risk
- Moving and Handling Equipment.
– Different equipment (birthing pools, bed rails)
– Common carer injuries
– Hoist information
– Maintenance of equipment
- Laws, Regulations and Assessments.
– Assessments
– Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
– Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
- Case Studies and Research.
– Risks of improper movement
– Musculoskeletal disorders
– Statistics
- Final Assessment
Assessment
To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Safe Moving and Handling Training Course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.
Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.
Certificate
On successful completion of this Safe Moving and Handling Training Course. This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.
Course Format
This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Safe Moving and Handling Training Course.
Course Duration
The online Safe Moving and Handling Training Course requires 10 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.
Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.
Tutor Support
When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.
As part of the Safe Moving and Handling Training Course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.
Course Compatibility
Our Safe Moving and Handling Training Course is fully compatible with PC’s, Mac’s, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices.
We know that more and more people are using the web whilst they are on the move, so we have designed this Safe Moving and Handling Training Course to be fully compatible across tablet and smartphone devices. You will be able to access the same content from the course, just over a 3G or 4G network whilst on the move.
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