Moving & Handling Training For Carers

Learners explore the types of injuries that can occur during moving and handling tasks, such as back strain, muscle tears, and joint injuries. The session highlights how poor technique, awkward postures, and rushing can lead to both immediate and long-term harm. Understanding these risks helps staff recognise why correct methods and team communication are essential.

Incorrect handling can cause serious harm to the person being supported. This may include skin tears, bruising, falls, or loss of confidence and trust. Learners discuss how inappropriate handling can also worsen existing conditions or injuries, and why good technique protects both comfort and safety.

The course explains the purpose of personal handling plans and how they ensure safe, consistent care tailored to each individual’s needs. Learners examine what information these plans should include, who is responsible for maintaining them, and how to follow them accurately in day-to-day work.

Moving and handling are not just physical tasks—they are moments of personal interaction. Learners consider how to protect a person’s dignity and privacy throughout the process, using respectful communication, consent, and appropriate coverings or positioning. Maintaining dignity supports trust and wellbeing.

This section covers the key legal and practical principles of safe moving and handling, including dynamic risk assessment, posture, and teamwork. Learners link these to relevant legislation and their own workplace policies, ensuring they understand both their responsibilities and rights.

Learners gain hands-on experience with common moving and handling equipment such as hoists, slide sheets, and transfer aids. The focus is on pre-use checks, correct application, and safe storage. Emphasis is placed on matching equipment use to the individual’s needs and ensuring competence before use.