Statutory & Mandatory Training: Moving and Handling Level 1

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Our Moving and Handling Level 1 course delves into the risk factors and responsibilities under national health and safety laws. It provides the foundational knowledge and skills to minimise your risk of injury and ensure your safety, both at work and outside of work. After completing this online course you will receive a CPD certified moving and handling level 1 certificate. This course was previously called Statutory & Mandatory Training: Moving and Handling (Non-Clinical).

Course Level: Introductory Course

Duration: Up to 45 Minutes

Accreditation: CPD Certified

Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate

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Description

Millions of workdays are lost globally each year due to preventable lifting injuries. Adopting safe lifting principles for heavy loads is key to improving your protection from injury.

In this module, you'll delve into risk factors and responsibilities under national health and safety laws. Explore ergonomic approaches for musculoskeletal health and learn about developing risk assessments and control strategies for various moving and handling activities. This module provides the foundational knowledge and skills to minimise your risk of injury and ensure your safety, both at work and outside of work.

Statutory & Mandatory Training: Moving and Handling Level 1 Features

Our Statutory & Mandatory Training: Moving and Handling Level 1 course has been designed to work on all devices including mobiles, laptops, tablets and desktops giving you the flexibility to complete the training at a time and in a location suitable for you.

With healthcare staff often expected to complete training on an annual basis there will be topics you will be more familiar with than others. Our self assessment tool, which is at the start of each course, will allow you to test your knowledge to see if you would like to complete the training or progress straight to the end of course test.

At the end of this moving and handling level 1 course, you will need to complete a test that consists of multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve an 80% pass mark, and - if necessary - may attempt the test six times at no extra cost. If learners do not achieve the pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

The moving and handling level 1 course is fully interactive and is packed with various multimedia forms including video, animation and custom graphics to give you the best learning experience.

Each element of the training is WCAG 2.2 accessible and includes scenarios, contextualised activities, reflective activities, knowledge checks, bite sized lessons and so much more.

Accreditation

The content of this training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Duration

This course will take up to 45 minutes to complete, depending on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout.

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Framework

Our Statutory & Mandatory Training: Moving and Handling Level 1 online training course is mapped to the Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework.

Here we explain the framework and their importance. 

Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework:

The Core Skills Training Framework sets out minimum learning outcomes, frequency of refresher training and is linked to relevant legislation or expert guidance.

It can be used by any healthcare employer in the UK including NHS, independent and voluntary providers.

We have mapped our eLearning courses to the learning objectives within the Core Skills Training Framework, to give organisations the confidence that they can use the eLearning as a foundation for their wider training programmes.

What you'll learn

  • Describe moving and handling risk factors
  • Explain the responsibilities of employers and employees under relevant national health and safety legislation
  • List the principles of safer moving and handling
  • List the principles of using an ergonomic approach for moving and handling activities to support musculoskeletal health
  • Describe the factors to consider when undertaking a dynamic risk assessment prior to carrying out a moving and handling activity
  • Develop suitable risk control strategies and resources to facilitate good practice following a risk assessment appropriate to the activity and the individual’s role

Suitable for

  • Frontline NHS staff and professionals whose work brings them into direct contact with members of the public

Certification

Upon completion of any of our courses, learners will be able to download a digital certificate from Virtual College which will include the accrediting bodies logo where applicable, the learner's name, the title of the course and the date of completion.

If you have purchased the posted certificate option, available on selected courses, a high quality, seal embossed, certificate will be sent out the following working week after completion.

Example Certificate

Self-Printed Certificate Option

Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.

Recommended renewal: Every year

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