Manual Handling and First Aid Training Pack

Description

Why take this Manual Handling and First Aid Training?

Employers have a legal requirement to take reasonable steps to safeguard the health and safety of all employees, including increasing awareness about potential hazards, and outlining what can be done to minimise risk.

This training bundle will provide you or your workers with a general overview of how to stay safe in the event of a manual handling accident. It will also explain how to act safely and effectively in the event of an incident requiring first aid assistance at the scene of an accident.

The Manual Handling course will help learners understand the correct manual handling procedures to apply to be able to reduce their chance of incurring an injury while handling loads.

The First Aid Primary Survey course will help learners to react appropriately when they are first on the scene of an incident involving a casualty and know what necessary steps to take.

Manual Handling e-learning content

After taking the Manual Handling in the Workplace course, learners will:

• Understand why manual handling procedures can be dangerous and why it is important to keep safe in the workplace
• Understand their employer’s legal obligation to ensure employees are aware of health and safety requirements
• Have an understanding of the bone structure in the human spine
• Be able to move and handle objects safely

First Aid e-learning content

After taking the First Aid Primary Survey course, learners will:

• Know what to do if you are first on the scene of an accident
• Be able to assess the situation as a potential danger zone
• Understand what is meant by AVPU
• Understand Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing and Circulation
• Understand the importance of the recovery position and how to apply it