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Acknowledgements

The editorial team responsible for writing the Guidelines consisted of David Thomas, Anne McMahon and Yoke Leng Thomas.

The development of the Guidelines was conducted by a revision panel. Panel members contributed to the writing, and provided input and comments on drafts. The panel comprised of:

• Emeritus Professor David Thomas, ResearchWorks NZ Ltd

• Yoke Leng Thomas, ResearchWorks NZ Ltd

• Anne McMahon, Moving and Handling Coordinator, Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB)

• Dr John Wallaart, ACC

• Chris Polaczuk, ACC

• Angela Stevenson, Whitireia New Zealand.

The development of the ‘Techniques for moving and handling people’ section involved considerable work by the WDHB Moving and Handling team. We especially wish to thank the Moving and Handling Coordinator, Anne McMahon, and her educators for the considerable time they put into this section. The team included:

• Stephanie Anderson – Enrolled Nurse, older adults

• Amy Boreham – Physiotherapist, community

• Mark Cranswick – Senior Physiotherapist, Pain Management Unit

• Sian Gaunt – Moving and Handling Educator

• Mary Gill – Staff Nurse, mixed medical and surgical

• Jeanette Henderson – Physiotherapist, older adults

• Billie Lai – Staff Nurse, Cardiology Service

• Anne Maisey – Staff Nurse, stroke and renal

• Alison McFarland – Staff Nurse, district (community) nursing

• Adrienne O’Brien – Staff Nurse, surgical

• Yasmin Orton – Occupational Therapist, clinical team leader older adults

• Luke Skinner – Senior Physiotherapist, stroke and rehabilitation

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• Helen Smith – Staff Nurse, orthopaedics

• Susan Vial – Clinical coach, mental health in older adults

• Kathleen Whyte – Moving and Handling Coordinator, Bay of Plenty District Health Board (previously a WDHB educator).

We wish to thank the following international specialists in moving and handling people who reviewed the Guidelines:

• Mike Betts, Chairman of National Back Exchange, United Kingdom

• Dr Mike Fray, Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety Unit, Loughborough University, UK

• Dr Sue Hignett, Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety Unit, Loughborough University, UK, co‑chair of the European Panel on Patient Handling Ergonomics.

We also wish to thank other people who contributed information and comments on specific sections during the revision process:

• Associate Professor Robyn Dixon, University of Auckland

• Carole Johnson, UK

• Dr Fiona Trevelyn, AUT, Auckland.

• Tony Johnston, Australia

• Roger Kahler, Australia

• Mary Muir, UK

• Kathy Peri, University of Auckland

• Hal Robertson, Australia.

Disclaimer

The information provided in these Guidelines is intended to assist injury prevention. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate. The information provided, however, does not replace or alter the laws of New Zealand or any other official guidelines or requirements.

ACC does not accept any responsibility or liability:

• For any action taken, or reliance placed, on the information in this document

• For any error, inadequacy, flaw or omission in the information provided in this document.

All images and other references to equipment are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not, and should not be taken as, endorsement of any specific equipment or supplier.

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Part A: Introduction is intended for all people involved with moving and handling and provides an overview and rationale for moving and handling programmes. It includes the following sections:

Section 1 Introduction

Section 2 Why moving and handling programmes are needed.

Part A: Introduction

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Part B: Core skills and competencies

the six core components of a moving and handling programme

Facilities and spaces that allow moving and handling

Policy and programme planning

Risk assessment protocolsTechniques for moving

and handling

Training for all carers

Equipment provided

Moving and handling people

In these guidelines, six core components have been identified as essential for an effective moving and handling programme. The figure above shows these six components.

Part B: Core skills and competencies covers information relating to the development of skills and competencies among carers who move and handle people. These include risk assessment, techniques and training. The sections in Part B are intended for practitioners such as moving and handling coordinators, trainers, health and safety managers and others involved in developing moving and handling programmes. Part B includes the following specific sections:

Section 3 Risk assessment

Section 4 Techniques for moving and handling people

Section 5 Training for moving and handling people

Section 6 Organising training.

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Part C: Physical resources

Part C: Physical resources is intended for moving and handling coordinators, trainers, health and safety managers, architects and others involved in developing moving and handling programmes. It provides information on equipment and equipment maintenance, facility design and the upgrading of facilities. It includes the following sections:

Section 7 Equipment for moving and handling people

Section 8 Equipment management

Section 9 Facility design and upgrading.

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Part D: Organisational systems for moving and handling

Five core components(Parts B and C)

Systems and operations(Part D)

Risk assessment(Section 3)

Policy and programme planning(Section 10)

Techniques(Section 4)

Workplace culture(Section 11)

Training(Sections 5 and 6)

Monitoring and evaluation, audits(Sections 12 and 13)

Equipment(Sections 7 and 8)

Facility design(Section 9)

Part D: Organisational systems for moving and handling outlines the multiple components needed for moving and handling programmes. Part D will be useful to managers and other decision‑makers for developing programmes including policies, workplace culture and monitoring and evaluation operations. It includes the following sections:

Section 10 Policy and programme planning

Section 11 Workplace culture

Section 12 Monitoring and evaluation

Section 13 Audits.

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Part E: Emerging topics in moving and handling

Part E: Emerging topics in moving and handling signals that there are a number of topics relating to moving and handling people that are becoming important, which were not covered in the earlier sections of the Guidelines. These include facilities and services, working with people with disabilities, children with disabilities at school, home care providers, bariatric clients and mortuaries. Some of these topics, such as moving children with disabilities, are covered in separate publications.1 A separate section on working with bariatric (obese) clients is included, as this area has clearly emerged as a core topic in moving and handling. Subsequent versions of the Guidelines may include additional emerging topics.

The following section is included in emerging topics:

Section 14 Bariatric clients.

1. Ministry of Education. (2004). A ‘LITEN‑UP’ Approach to Moving Students with Special Education Needs. Wellington

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