2 Day PMVA and Restraint Equipment Course

If your staff are working with service users who may require physical interventions and the service is subject to CQC inspection or is NHS commissioned, then you will require the statutory BILD ACT Restraint Reduction Network certified training. This applies to permanent, temporary and agency staff. Click here for details

A 2 day course suitable for staff responsible for the transportation of violent individuals (not NHS or CQC settings, where staff require the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) PMVA & Restraint Equipment Course)

The course covers all aspects of how to prevent and manage violence and aggression (PMVA), including: 

• Conflict Management and de-escalation skills
• Recognising what happens to the human body when experiencing fear
• Understanding the law regarding the use of force under Common Law and Section 3(1)(a) Criminal Law Act 1967
• Powers of arrest, The Human Rights Act
• Manual Handling Regulations
• Health and Safety at Work Act, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act
• Breakaway and self defence techniques (if applicable)
• Practice of low level physical intervention techniques
• Practice of high risk (advanced) restrictive physical intervention techniques
• The medical implications of using handcuffs and soft restraints
• Avoiding and detection of positional asphyxia
• How to apply the handcuffs and soft-cuffs to a passive subject
• How to apply the handcuffs and soft-cuffs to an aggressive subject
• How to remove handcuffs and soft-cuffs safely

 All successful delegates will receive a certificate. Annual refresher training required.