Every lift, carry and bend matters in childcare. Master the techniques that keep both you and the children safe.
Early childhood workers operate in demanding and fast-paced settings and may encounter situations that pose injury risks. This manual handling course is specially designed to train you to carry out manual handling tasks correctly, and therefore avoid injuries.
This comprehensive course is designed to provide childcare professionals with essential knowledge and practical skills for safe manual handling practices. The course covers legal requirements, risk assessment, proper lifting techniques, and specific applications in childcare settings.
This manual handling course is specially designed to train you to carry out manual handling tasks correctly, and therefore avoid injuries.
- Part 1: Foundations of Manual Handling
- Part 2: Understanding the Body and Injury Prevention
- Part 3: Risk Management and Safety Procedures
- Part 4: Safe Lifting Techniques and Best Practices
- Part 5: Childcare-Specific Applications
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define manual handling and identify associated risks
- Understand legal obligations and responsibilities
- Perform risk assessments for manual handling tasks
- Demonstrate safe lifting techniques
- Apply safe manual handling practices in childcare-specific situations
- Identify and report hazards effectively
delivery
Online
cost
$40 (GST Free)
duration
1-2 hours
certification