People Moving and Handling
Details
People moving and handling Training is a requirement for all staff members working or wishing to work in the healthcare profession, these include healthcare assistants, nurses, porters, therapists and any individuals with the responsibility of manually aiding a persons movement.
The people manual handling training course consists of two parts, the first part of the day is the manual handling training course for inanimate objects and the second part of the course is the people moving training course. All instructors providing this training have to have successfully completed QQI manual handling and people moving instructor courses. We cover everything you need to know so you can gain your people handling certificate and meet the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations.
This course will cover the following topics.- Current Legislation
- Muscular-skeletal system
- Biomechanics and mechanism of injury
- Ergonomics and risk assessment
- Flexibility
- Basic principles of lifting
- Patient Moving & Handling
- Use of hoists / Sara Stedy / Sliding sheets and other transfer aids.
All staff engaged in patient handling / people moving activities such as nursing staff and carers during their working day.
Schedules
| Tue | 09:30 AM — 04:30 |
| Tue | 9:30 — 4:30 |
| Tue | 9:30 — 4:30 |
| No. of Days: | 1 |
| Total Hours: | 8 |
| No. of Participants: | 8 |
Mayo Training Institute (formerly Abaris Training management Limited) is based in Castlebar, Co Mayo and specialises in training management and delivery. Established in 2007 Mayo Training Institute focuses on Healthcare and Health and Safety training and has been delivering training throughout the West of Ireland and beyond
We offer company specific programmes such as Manual handling, People moving and handling, First Aid, and more. We also offer QQI Level 5 training in Care Skills, Care of the Older Person and Safety Health and Welfare at work. We are also an Irish Heart Foundation approved training site.
We are committed to continually upgrading our professional knowledge and to remain abreast of new developments in our field. The trainers here at the Mayo Training Institute have vast experience and knowledge in their specific training fields. Mayo Training Institute also work closely with the health care sector, education and within the private industry.
Our training will be delivered in an environment that promotes respect, growth and learning for all individual
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