What is EVAC Chair Training?
Fire Evac Chair Training is a key part of all staff training when equipment is supplied. Did you know that incorrect manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries? Fire Evac Chair Training will help to reduce bodily injury whilst handling people on the evac chair. The law states that employers have a legal responsibility to provide adequate training for those who perform manual handling tasks in their day-to-day roles. So that’s everyone at work. As we all lift things.
What will I learn?
- Basic Moving and Handling to ensure that students are aware of their posture and potential risks.
- Basic Fire Safety Awareness to ensure the student has an awareness of why, when, and how to use the evac chair.
- A short session on design, use and limitation of the evac chair
- Practical sessions on safe use of Evac Chair including opportunities for students to be in the chair as well as use the chair, if the company has a bariatric chair, this will involve 2 chair users to 1 casualty, standard chairs work with a 1 chair user to 1 casualty as the norm.
What’s included in the price?
The price includes; Registration and Certification, refreshments throughout the course, and use of all equipment on the course.
For more information on Manual Handling from the HSE can be found HERE