Control and Restraint / Hand Cuff Training.

 

 

 

Course Overview

Provides learners with the knowledge of the basic working principals of English Law, including the various Health and Safety Sections and associated Regulations, in relation to the use of physical and mechanical restraint. The unit also covers the risk associated with physical and mechanical restraint and how to minimise the  risks through risk assessment and awareness and compliance with regulations .

 

Develop the skills and knowledge base required to enable learners to safely apply appropriate and effective methods of restraint  and hand cuffing useing  non restrictive methods and restrictive methods of control and restraint ,

 

Summary of Outcomes .

 

To meet the outcomes a student must: Understand the Law in relation to the use of force ,and also the health and safetey regarding physical and mechanical  restraint. Evaluate the risks associated with physical restraint and consideralternative  methods to using force . Demonstrate -pain and non pain compliant methods of control and restraint ,and  how to safely apply them ,working as a team when required, demonstrate more restrictive methods of control and restraint and  when they should be used .

 

Course Programme.

 

Introduction to workplace violence Criminal Law in relationship to restraint The Childrens Act (If required) Health & Safety at Work Legislation Human Rights Acts Looking at Depravation of Liberty (DOL) issues Have an understanding of how the suing culture works and defence against it. The use of your communication skills to prevent restraint wherever possible Positional asphyxia risks Non-pain compliant methods of control – 2,3 and 4 man teams Teamwork: Contact and Cover Shepherding, Figure of four, thumb in palm, To the chair, the rest position, change over’s Taking clients through door ways Restrictive methods of control (pain compliance) where identified by risk assessment Controlled take down

and up Techniques for seclution if required Demonstration of techniques that should not be used Incident Reporting and

De- briefing .