Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
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
- ‘Moving and handling the person you care for’ webpage on the NHS Choices website
- ‘How the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations apply to health and social care’ by HSE
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Risk at Work - Manual handling’ from the Health and Safety Executive.
- 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
- This section of the Worknest website is titled ‘Care home employees typically spend a lot of time moving and handling’.
- Think And Challenge
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