Benefits Of Moving And Handling Training

The benefits of moving and handling training are almost always argued from worker injury. In care settings that leaves out half the return.

The person being moved benefits directly. Better technique and correct equipment use reduce skin tears, bruising, shoulder injury and falls during transfers. Fragile skin and osteoporotic bone make those outcomes common where handling is poor.

There is a dignity dimension as well, which matters to families and to accreditation. A transfer done confidently and with communication is a different experience from one done hesitantly by staff who are improvising.

For providers under quality and safeguarding frameworks, that is not a soft benefit at all. It shows up in complaints, in family confidence and in assessment outcomes.

Safe Work Australia publishes the model code. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s manual handling course for disability and healthcare workers and workplace compliance courses.