Manual Handling Training 2015

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust requires a service to provide moving and handling training and specialist advice. As part of health and safety at work requirements, employers are expected to provide training on key health and safety risks and this has been supplemented with additional guidance covering the specific activity of moving and handling. In line with the UK Core Skills Training Framework (UK CSTF) the level of training is divided into two levels the target audience for Level 1 training are all staff, including unpaid and voluntary staff. For Level 2 training it is those staff groups, including unpaid and voluntary staff, whose role involves patient handling activities. In addition to the provision of moving & handling training, specialist advice and services will be required, from time to time, to ensure moving and handling operations are undertaken safely.