Manual Handling Healthcare Training DVD Pack

Product Information for Manual Handling Healthcare Training DVD Pack

A manual handling training program produced specifically for the healthcare industry. This series covers a range of areas including catering, non-clinical, sterilisation, peri-operative, resident handling and patient handling. All titles come complete with trainers' support notes and questionnaires.

Included in the Manual Handling Healthcare Training DVD Pack

Manual Handling Healthcare - An Introduction
Duration: 14 mins
This training DVD program is an introduction to manual handling in the healthcare industry and provides a range procedures and techniques to reduce the risk of injury.

Viewers will learn:

• What is manual handling
• Types of manual handling injury
• Common causes of manual handling injury
• Correct lifting techniques & the balance circle
• OHS responsibilities� of employers and employees
• Importance of hazard identification and hazard management
• Areas to consider when assessing risk

Peri-operative
Duration: 12 mins

In this production we have identified many of the manual handling risks in the peri-operative area and describe how you can decrease your risk of injuries.

This DVD shows how to perform the various lifts prevalent in the peri-operative area to make them relatively risk free. It also demonstrates how to use the various lifting aids available.

 

Non Clinical
Duration: 11 mins

This DVD looks at how Manual handling affects the non clinical area of the health care industry and looks at things like:

• Carrying a load
• Using a trolley
• Different working positions
• Ergonomics
• And frequent muscle use

There can be a substantial amount of lifting, pushing and pulling required in the non clinical areas of a hospital. However, with a little forethought, improved technique and some planning, the required manual handling can be relatively risk free.

Resident & Patient Handling
Duration: 11 mins

The physical and financial costs of improper patient handling can be extreme. The most effective ways to eliminate or minimise many of the risks associated with patient handling is for the organisation to introduce a no-lift policy and for the staff to embrace no lift as part of the overall patient handling strategy.
 

Catering
Duration: 8 mins

Manual handling is one of most common causes of injury in a hospital kitchen. Thinking ahead before moving any sort of load, and ensuring that the route is clear are both important to the reduction of risk with associated hazards.

This training DVD discusses:

• Planning where you intend to carry a load
• Correct Lifting techniques
• Mechanical aids
• Communication between staff

There can be a substantial amount of lifting, pushing and pulling required in the non clinical areas of a hospital but with a little forethought, improved technique and some planning, the required manual handling can be risk free.

Sterilisation
Duration: 7 mins

There are a number of risk factors in Sterilising Departments making them places where attention to manual handling is very important. This DVD talks about the risks and looks at the controls that are worth considering. A simple, easy to follow handy guide to improved manual handling techniques in the sterilising department.

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