Safe Patient Handling and Ergonomics
Identify hazards in a proposed move.
What you will learn
- Identify hazards in a proposed move.
- Assess the individual and task before transfer.
- Recognise equipment and staffing prerequisites.
- Coordinate a planned transfer.
- Respond to changed ability and a fall.
- Report and review handling risks.
Course content
6 lessons + final assessmentSelect a lesson to view its details.
01Why handling needs planningNot started
O1
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02Individual assessmentNot started
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03Equipment readinessNot started
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04Communication and coordinationNot started
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05Falls and changed circumstancesNot started
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06Learning from hazardsNot started
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18 questions · 30 minutes · Pass: 15 correct
Who this course is for
Online theory and risk recognition only.
Prerequisite: No formal prerequisite; imaging workplace context is helpful.
Scope and professional boundaries
Online theory and risk recognition only. All hoist operation, transfer techniques, fall-recovery techniques and practical handling sign-off require a separate supervised pathway and require supervised instruction.
References
- HSE Managing the risks of moving and handling ↗
- OSHA Safe patient handling ↗
- Safe Work Australia Hazardous manual tasks in health care ↗
- Occupational Health and Safety Act No 16 of 2025 ↗
- Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act No 67 of 2026 ↗
- HPCZ National Healthcare Standards for Zambia Third edition February 2026 ↗
- HPCZ Ethical guidance ↗
- WHO and ICRC Basic emergency care ↗