Physical Intervention Training Specialists
Welcome to Safer Handling, creating positive environments where physical intervention is a last resort.
Our Mission
Our mission is to equip staff across all sectors with the knowledge and tools to safely and effectively manage challenging behaviours while maintaining high standards.​
Where physical intervention is necessary, we provide the skills to manage it in the safest way possible.
Our bespoke strategies and training programmes, via our online portal or face to face, are:
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risk assessed;
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medically reviewed, and;
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easy to recall to ensure minimal risk of injury and distress.
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Education and Children's Services
Our bespoke, nationaly recignised and accredited training programmes are avilable to anyone working with or caring for children or young people.
Health and Social Care
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Transport
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Safer Handling specialise in the delivery of our accredited and nationally recognised Positive Handling and Physical Intervention award certificate for those working with children, young people or vulnerable adults. Our training is both legally compliant and properly risk assessed.
Courses and services in this sector include violence and aggression audits, positive behaviour support, legal briefings on the use of force with vulnerable adults and children, control and restraint, physical intervention, breakaway, disengagement, and managing challenging behaviours.
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Also introducing the Pobroll®
Made of “tough cloth” the Soft Restraint equipment was designed and developed to offer staff superior control of a person where there is a need to safely control & transport a person. Lightweight, uniquely simple, it is a more humane alternative to the other intrusive methods of control and restraint.
Download forms for your course here.
We have developed a range of resources for anyone involved in commissioning, managing or training in the use of force with children and young people to help you learn, understand and refresh your knowledge in this area.
All available to purchase now.
We provide a whole range of courses for all business sectors, including security, police, prisons and secure transport, which are bespoke and specific to your needs, requirements and service users.
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Whether you are looking for Positive Behaviour Support, Restraint Reduction courses, Search Procedures, Handcuff training, First Aid courses or to equip your lone workers with the ability to protect themselves, please click the link below for further details or call us to discuss your requirements.
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All of our trainers have sector specific training qualifications and experience.
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Consultancy & Policy Audits
Doug, is the Director of Defend Solutions Ltd which includes, Safer Handling, Soft Restraint Kit, Passenger Safe and Defend UK Professional Safety Education. He is an accredited trainer, consultant & speaker on the use of force, safer handling strategies & restraint. Doug is also a registered expert witness, auditor, risk assessor and specialist member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (SIIRSM). Safer handling is a licensed centre of the National Federation of Personal Safety.
Doug Melia offers a number of additional services on the wide ranging training packages we offer including:
Consultancy services
Speaker
Policy Audits
Expert Witness