H&S: Supporting People to Move

– Understand the principles of manual handling and the importance of risk assessment
– Recognise how dignity and independence should be maintained
– Identify different types of manual handling equipment and when each one is required
– Safely supporting a person to:
– Walk without equipment
– Stand up and move from the chair to walk, using a transfer belt
– Move up the bed, using two slide sheets
– Move up the air chair, using slide sheet
– Roll, using the person’s body mechanics
– Roll, using a slide sheet
– Stand up and move from the bed to the chair, using walking frame
– Stand up and move from the chair to the wheelchair, using stand up hoist
– Move from the bed to the chair, using a full sling hoist
– Move off the floor without equipment
– Move off the floor, using full sling hoist
– Move off the floor, using lifting cushion
– Move from the bed to trolley (for transport or bathing) using transfer board and slide sheet