Your guide to BTEC Safer People Handling Trainers
(Level 4)
Responsible for training others in the moving and handling of people?
Gain a recognized qualification equivalent to A-level standard with this course.
Move individuals in a safe and dignified way.
Recognize emergency situations and learn how to deal with them.
Evidence base your safer people handling practice.
Move people in passive lift hoists.
Teach induction and mandatory people handling training.
Legal requirements and documentation.
Musculoskeletal awareness.
The importance of posture.
Efficient moving principles.
Improving your current practice.
The course consists of 4 Units.
Unit 1 – Theory of Manual Handling
Unit 2 – Musculoskeletal awareness and biomechanics
Unit 3 – Efficient movement principles in practice
Unit 4 – Teaching and training skills to deliver safer people handling
Units 1 & 2 are completed by self-direct study in your workplace.
Units 3 & 4 are delivered over 4 days by a qualified trainer.
The overall duration is 50 hours.
Find out about the other People Handling courses we offer...
Principles in Safer People Handling
People Handling Risk Assessors
Haptonomic Foundations
Hoist Training
Next Steps...
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