The aim of this Manual Handling eLearning course series is to reduce the risk of injuries associated with poor manual handling. The knowledge gained and the skills you will practice are ‘skills for life’ and should be applied in all your daily activities, both at work and at home.
This section defines manual handling and examines its applications at work and at home.
1b. Prevent Injury by Understanding How Your Body Works
This section describes the spine - how it is made up and how it can be injured.
1c. The Importance of Fitness
This section highlights the importance of fitness in order to reduce your risk of injury during manual handling activity.
1d. Ergonomics and Manual Handling Risk Assessment
This section examines how to assess manual handling tasks to identify and minimize risks.
1e. The Correct Way to Handle Loads
This section identifies the eight principles of manual handling and its application to manual handling tasks.
2. People Handling
2a. People Handling Basics
This section highlights the importance of safe moving and handling of patients and explains why patients are more challenging to move than objects.
2b. Integrated Approach
This section identifies the key principles of a Minimal Handling Approach to your daily work and explains how to address the risks associated with patient handling.
2c. Patient Moving and Handling Techniques
This section explains which traditional techniques are now considered unsafe and describes a range of recommended patient handling techniques.
