
Certificate: A CPD Accredited Certificate is Instantly Available Upon Completion
Please note this course is partially Tutor led. Aspects of this course involve manual handling therefore a practical in person course is also necessary as part of your development on this course. Once you enrol onto this course a Tutor from Gap Training will contact you to arrange in a suitable person training at one of our centres.
Course Description:
This online Manual Handling of Objects training explains the process of moving objects safely and gives step-by-step guidance, showing the most common lifts and moves. This training is ideal for those working in places where manual handling is a regular occurrences. This course provides learners the knowledge of the legislation applied to manual handling, as well as practical instructions enabling them to carry out related tasks.
This course will cover the following:
- Principles of good handling.
- Unsafe techniques.
- Common injuries, and regulations.
- Controlling a fall.
- Post-fall action plan.
- Getting up off the floor.
- Using hoists.
- Bed and chair transfers.
- Rolling a patient.
- Walking a patient.
- Sitting up.
- Lateral Transfers.

Certificate
All our courses are accredited by the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and are nationally recognised. Once you have completed your assessment you will be awarded a free accredited certificate in PDF format which is immediately available. Hard copies of the certificate are available at an additional fee of £5. All evidence of learning and certification will remain on our system for your future reference.