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Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
Table of Contents
‘Getting to grips with manual handling – A short guide’ by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Click to read a copy of this leaflet issued by the HSE.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Getting to grips with manual handling – A short guide’ by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
'What you need to do - Moving and handling’ webpage on the HSE website
'Moving and handling’ by the Royal College of Nursing
'How to move, lift and handle someone else’ webpage on the NHS Choices website
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click to read ‘How to Use a Hoyer Lift’ by the Department of Social Services, State of California.
Click to read ‘Muscles bones and joints’ on the Healthy Working Lives website.
Click on the icon to the left to watch this short animation showing correct and incorrect posture when lifting
Carry out research on the internet for information about the variety of lifting and moving aids that might be appropriate in a health and social care setting
Click to read ‘Manual handling’ by NHS Employers.
Think And Challenge
