EMERGENCY TREATMENT & MANUAL HANDLING

Aims

To enable drivers to manage and treat a first aid emergency.
To give drivers an awareness of Manual Handling as it relates to their job.

Objectives

By the end of the programme delegates will be aware of:-

• Introduction to First Aid
• Action Planning
• Problems Associated with road Accidents
• Incident and Casualty Management

• Introduction to Manual Handling
• The Cost of Injuries to the Industry/ NHS
• Manual Handling Regulations
• Types of Injuries
• Anatomy of the Back and Spine
• Risk Assessments