This product from Safe Work Practice contains the following Sessions:
Session 1: Theory Behind Hazardous Manual Task Principles (Fundamental Movements and Postures)
- Hazardous manual tasks principles
- Safe postures and movements for static and dynamic tasks
- Fundamental movements and postures
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury
Session 2: Land Based Tasks for Healthcare Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to land based clinical tasks
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective land based clinical tasks
- Natural biomechanics of land-based tasks
- Hazard management in relation to land based tasks
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury when performing land-based tasks
- Aids and equipment available to empower patients/ residents/ clients/ customers to regain independence at land-based tasks
Session 3: Basic Bed Based Tasks for Healthcare Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to basic bed based clinical tasks
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective basic bed based clinical tasks
- Natural biomechanics of basic bed-based tasks
- Hazard management in relation to basic bed-based tasks
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury when performing basic bed-based tasks
- Aids and equipment available to empower patients/ residents/ clients/ customers to regain independence at basic bed-based tasks
Session 4: Hoist Lifter Transfer Tasks for Healthcare Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to hoist based transfers
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective hoist transfers
- Hazard management in relation to hoist based transfers
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury when performing hoist-based transfers
- The safety implications and risk management to demonstrate proficiency in the safe execution of this task
Session 5: Stand lifter Vs Stand Aid Transfers for Healthcare Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to stand aid and stand lifter transfers
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective stand aid and stand lifter transfer tasks
- Hazard management in relation to stand aid and stand lifter tasks
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury when performing stand aid and stand lifter tasks
Session 6: Advanced Bed Based Tasks for Healthcare Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to advanced bed based clinical tasks
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective advanced bed based clinical tasks
- Natural biomechanics of advanced bed-based tasks
- Hazard management in relation to advanced bed-based tasks
- Anatomy and common mechanisms of injury when performing advanced bed-based tasks
- Aids and equipment available to empower patients/ residents/ clients/ customers to regain independence at advanced bed-based tasks
Session 7: Vehicle Loading for Healthcare Workers
- Hazardous manual tasks principles in relation to vehicle loading and transfers
- Safe postures and movements for vehicle loading and transfers
- Hazard management strategies to load equipment into varying vehicle shapes
- Common mechanisms of injury in relation to vehicle loading
Session 8: Falls Management
- Hazardous manual tasks principles in relation to assisting with post-fall support
- Safe postures and movements for providing post-fall support
- Hazard management strategies to provide post-falls support
- Common mechanisms of injury in relation to post falls support
Session 9: Ergonomics
- Hazardous manual tasks principles in relation to office-based work (static seated and standing work)
- Safe postures and movements for static seated and standing work
- Hazard management strategies to meet the principles of ergonomics
- How to adjust the environment to suit the needs of the individual
Session 10: Movement of Loads and Materials for Workers
- Application of hazardous manual tasks principles to the movement of loads and materials
- Application of safe movements and postures to perform effective movement of loads and materials
- Hazard management in relation to the movement of loads and materials
- Common mechanisms of injury when performing movement of loads
