Course details
To provide learners with the knowledge, skills and attitude required for safe patient handling.
Patient Handling Course Objectives:
On completion of this Patient Handling course learners will be able to:
- explain their legal rights and responsibilities,
- explain how the musclo-skeletal system can get injuried,
- identify risk factors associated with patient handling,
- apply the principles of safe lifting to inanimate objects,
- handle patients safely.
Course Content:
- What, Why?
- Risk Assessment
- Principles of Safe Patient Handling
- Sitting patients up,
- Turning.
- Walking,
- Dealing with fallen clients
- Use of hoists
Patient Handling Course Certification:
On completion of the Patient Handling course learners will receive a Patient Handling certificate valid for 2 years.
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About Qualtec Safety Trainers & Consultants
Qualtec was established by Sean Kelleher in 1993. Sean has a Science Degree from, NUI Maynooth, a Masters in Industrial Engineering from UCD, an MBA from the Smurfitt School of Business, a Higher Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health from DCU and a Postgraduate Degree in Adult and Community Education from NUI Maynooth.
He started out as an ISO 9001 Consultant and assisted approximately 150 companies achieve accreditation. He then moved into Health and Safety and has assisted approximately 30 companies achieve OHSAS 18001 accreditation.
He has delivered health & safety programmes such as Manual Handling, Fire Safety, Safety, Health & Welfare at Work, Abrasive Wheels to countless inpiduals in every business sector. In recent years he has moved into the area of training trainers particularily in the area of health & safety.
Qualtec are now recognised as the leading Irish provider of Instructor programmes. These include, Manual Handling, Abrasive Wheels, Forklift and Occupational First Aid.
Qualtec are a FETAC quality assured provider and are on the National Register of Trainers.
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