HEALTH AND SAFETY

MANUAL HANDLING

What is manual handling:

Any transporting or supporting of a load including the lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving by hand or by bodily force.

Supporting People:1. Get in or out of bed2. Turn over in bed 3. Sit up in bed4. Bathe 5. Shower 6. Use the toilet7. Sit in a chair8. Standing9. Walking10 Get up from the floor after a fall, or 11. Get in and out of a vehicle.

Legislation:

1. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASAWA)

2. Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (2002)

3. Provision and Use of Work Equipment 4. Regulations 1998.

4. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. (RIDDOR)

5. Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

6. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1996

Understanding about Human SpineThe spine is made up of a set of 24 vertebrae

Maintain the three curves of the spine at all times (Keep your spine in its natural shape;

Bend your knees, not your back (squat down);

lift with your legs, not with your back.

Use leg and arm muscles rather than back muscles.

Think: P.E.A.C.E

"Ready, Steady (where the word “Go” is used in this procedure, the operator should use an action word e.g. sit, roll, slide).

Commands Used When Moving and Handling Loads

People who are Unable to weight BearThe use of hoist:Manual hoist celling hoist

1.Unless otherwise dictated by the patient’s risk assessment/care plan, use a minimum of two carers when hoisting.

2.Mobile hoists are designed to transfer patients not to transport patients.

3.when the hoist is not in use, ensure the brakes are on and electric hoists are left on charge

4.Safe Working Load

5.Protect the patient’s head from potential injury.

6.Break should be off

7.Give oral instruction

8.Use the appropriate sling for the hoist.

HOISTING PRINCIPLES

Standing hoist

SLIDING SHEET / Changing bedding

Transfer Boards / Glide Board / Banana Board / slide board

Poor moving and handling practice can lead to:

What are the possible negative health effects of manual handling? 1)Cuts, bruises, fractures etc. due to

sudden, unexpected events such as accidents

2) Damage to the musculoskeletal system of the body