Training

All staff members are required to have a general health and safety induction when they start employment. Specific training should be undertaken by all employees involved in manual handling of people. It is recommended that such training take place prior to commencing work involving manual handling tasks, or at the earliest opportunity. More specific training and/or guidance will also be required in the case of any personalised therapeutic handling.

All training needs should be reviewed annually,

• Those within educational settings must:
• Attend Paediatric Moving and Handling training for staff that assist pupils to move with refresher training required annually. Refresher training can be delivered ‘in-house’
• attend Paediatric Moving and Handling Load Risk Assessor training (2 day)
• attend Paediatric Moving and Handling Load Risk Assessor Refresher training annually (1 day)

Moving and Handling Load Risk Assessor training to enable appropriate staff (such as Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCo) to make formal moving and handling risk assessments and prescribe safer methods of handling (2 day) with a 1 day refresher course required annually

• training can be arranged directly with Herts Handling Training Ltd,
• be aware that the Health Therapists can only provide advice and training on identified therapy activities for a specific pupil and then only to staff who have already attended a basic Paediatric Moving and Handling course.

In addition to general manual handling guidance, services / schools should seek further advice drawing up any of the following for service users / clients with manual handling needs:

Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEPs) Refer to Fire Policy 3.3 d Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan.

Intimate Care Plans