Onsite Health and Safety Training Certification
Moving and Hoisting People
3 Hours Health and Safety Course
Health and Safety Certificate Valid For 3 Years
Regulators / Accreditations
Price of Onsite Health and Safety Training
£345.00 +VAT for 12 people
Training onsite at your workplace (or you can hire one of our training venues for a private Onsite Health and Safety course)
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Group price £395 +VAT for 12 people
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Moving and Hoisting People Training Description
This course is often used as a refresher course for people who have previously attended the 1 day Moving and Handling of People course. However, it can be delivered as first time training for small groups of staff when not as much practical training time is required.
The course covers the theory and practice of the moving, handling and hoisting of people.
Covering safe, approved techniques and also identifying unsafe techniques.
Topics covered:
Identify the importance of safe moving and handling of people.
Understand the hazards that can occur due to the unsafe practice of moving and handling of people.
Relevant Legislation: Health and Safety at Work Act, LOLER, Manual Handling Regulations Operations (1992), PUWER, R.I.D.D.O.R
Be able to recognise the different types of moving aids and understand there testing requirements
Understand the importance of a risk assessment
Administrate safe assistance to a bed
Administrate safe assisting mobility
Administrate safe assistance to a chair
Administrate safe assistance with moving aids
The course covers the theory and practice of moving, handling and hoisting of people.
Covering safe, approved techniques and identifying unsafe techniques.
Topics covered:
Identify the importance of safe moving and handling people.
Understand the hazards that can occur due to the unsafe practice of moving and handling people.
Relevant Legislation: Health and Safety at Work Act, LOLER, Manual Handling Regulations Operations (1992), PUWER, R.I.D.D.O.R
Be able to recognise the different types of moving aids and understand their testing requirements
Understand the importance of a risk assessment
Administrate safe assistance to a bed
Administrate safe assisting mobility
Administrate safe assistance to a chair
Administrate safe assistance with moving aids
Health and Safety Qualification Number: 245997
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Assessment Type
Continuous Assessment by the Instructor
Learners are assessed by one or more of: practical assessments, verbal questions, and scenarios.
This is ideal for people who do better with practical learning rather than theory tests.
There is no end-of-course test.
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