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Manual handling (Obligations (Employees (Report (incidents (Aims (allow…

- - - - helath , safety and welfare f all employees at the workplace
      - Health and safety of non employees
        
        Patients
        
        Visitors
        
        Contracotrs
        
        Health and aged-care workplaces
    - - safe
        
        Work practices
        
        equipment
        
        substances
        
        Premises
        
        Work environment
        
        adequate supervision
        
        infoemation
        
        education / training
  - - - hazards
      - incidents
        
        unplanned event
        
        potential results in injury , damage , loss
        
        Aims
        
        identification
        
        all incidents and near misses
        
        allow thorough evaluation
        
        contributuing factors
        
        Poor comm
        
        inadequate staff training
        
        insafe equipment
        
        allow implementaton of improvment
        
        practices
        
        equipment
        
        Policies
        
        Procedures
        
        Prevention of incident recurrence
    - - safe work practices
        
        Update of manual handlng skills
        
        familiarize with policies and procedures on manual handling
    - - Cooperate with employer #
- - - - Training Participation
      - read policies
      - Identify a risky situation
        
        Moving a load
    - - Determine riak factors in task
      - Relative contribution
    - - aim to eliminate
      - reduce specific risk factors identified
        
        Hold load close to body #
        
        Avoid twisting #
        
        Ensure good posture
        
        use legs
        
        Lower centre of gravity
        
        Widen base of support
        
        Work between shoulder and waist levels
        
        Move load over shortest distances or in stages
        
        Time move with others
        
        Get help
        
        share load of heavy patients
        
        space out throughout the day
        
        Optimize patient positiion
        
        Patient participation
      - Environment
        
        Potential obstacles
        
        Space to move patient and yourself
        
        Patient and worker clothing
        
        Appropriate
        
        Equipment safety
        
        Sufficient utilisation of equipment
        
        Sufficient lighting
        
        Noise level
      - Patient
        
        Cognition
        
        EMotional behaviorral status
        
        Physical status and function
        
        Bariatric patient
      - Colleagues
        
        undergoing appropriate training
        
        awareness of intentions
        
        ready and in a safe position
      - Use of assistive equipment
        
        Hoists
        
        Transfer boards
        
        slide sheets
        
        walking aids
        
        Wheelchairs
        
        Trolleys