Manual Handling and Falls prevention (Carers Connect)

The Manual Handling awareness session is aimed at Carers who assist with moving and handling the person they care for. The session will be interactive, with both taught and practical elements tailored to the needs of the Carers present.  Small handling aids will be demonstrated and used in the practical session.

Key topics include:

• Awareness of how the back works and what increases therisk of musculoskeletal injury

• Principles of manual handling risk assessment techniques

• Clarify unsafe manual handling techniques

• Awareness of how the back works and what increases risk musculoskeletal injury