LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Julia Love Freelance Manual Handling Practitioner LPS Training & Consultancy Ltd

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Reflections on Moving & Handling Training

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD What is Training the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity (Cambridge Dictionary) The action of teaching a person a particular skill or type of behaviour (Oxford English Dictionary) The acquisition of knowledge and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills (Reece & Walker 2007)

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD What does the law require? HSAWA 1974 The Employer has to provide a safe system of work The employer must provide adequate information, instruction, training and supervision

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Health Services advisory committee (HSAC 1984) Systems should be in place to reduce risk of injury. Training should be given to: heighten awareness of manual handling develop safer techniques use equipment on induction and regular refreshers. Updated in 1992 training for people handling 3 – 5 days. Long enough for explanation, demonstration and practice.

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Management of HSAW 92 and 99 Training should be both adequate and appropriate On induction New responsibilities New work equipment/systems And at regular intervals

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Is training effective? If not, why not

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD HSE (2007) concluded : training alone is ineffective in reducing the rate of back injuries associated with MH training should be supplemented by monitoring and reviews, to ensure training is understood and being applied

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD HSE guidance Manual handling training should include: Risk factors and how injuries occur How to carry out safe manual handling – good techniques Appropriate systems Use of aids & Equipment Practical work to allow the trainer to identify and correct trainee

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD NBE Standards, 2010 Training should not just be in induction. Staff need Continued training and refreshers – to update skills and competencies throughout working life Training based on a training needs analysis Training that is long enough to develop a change in knowledge, attitude and skills

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD What type of training doesn’t work? Educational/classroom based training alone Training delivered by e-learning/video alone Teaching techniques alone

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD What type of training is most effective? Training that is tailored to trainees knowledge Ergonomic interventions – adapting the training to suit the person and tasks Training that is work specific and relevant Training that is reinforced/supervised in workplace Pam Rose HOP 6

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD What else aids the delivery of training? Consider the ability and attention span of students

Bloom’s Taxonomy State, List, describe Explain, interpret, discuss Solve, compare, design Investigate, distinguish between Decide, justify, recommend Create, compose, imagine

Teaching Strategies Lecture Demonstration Discussion Question and Answer Video Quiz Practical, following demonstration Role Play Case study Problem solving assignment

DALE’S CONE OF EXPERIENCE People generally Remember

Benners Stages of clinical competence

What Learning Style are You?

Honey & Mumford ActivistReflector Theorist Pragmatist

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Challenges in Training Activist Take unnecessary risks Go into action without sufficient prep/weighing up all possibilities Gets bored easily Reflector Thoughtful & analytical Adopts low profile Careful, thorough and methodical. Risk Averse

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Challenges in Training Theorist Logical and objective Perfectionist and likes to thinks things through Good at asking probing questions Like ‘should’ and ‘must’ Pragmatist Down to earth Good problem-solver Keen to test things out in practice

What Learning Style are You? Visual Kinaesthetic Auditory

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD Challenges in Training Visual Need visual prompts Like diagrams, charts and pictures Will enjoy demonstrations Auditory Need key words stressed Like anecdotes, case studies Want to consolidate with words Kinaesthetic Need to move about Enjoy activities and practical exercises

LPS T RAINING & C ONSULTANCY L TD So…. How do we use this in the moving and handling Training room?

Training Tips & Tricks 1.Be a good listener - find out what your delegates issues are - demonstrate you are listening to them - use reflection to reinforce

Training Tips & Tricks 2. Be clear with the plan for the session - ‘News at 10’ - Be a good time-keeper

Training Tips & Tricks 3. Make the learning experiential - practical exercises to illustrate theory - keep theory to a minimum - keep people moving - get them to work it out themselves

Training Tips & Tricks 4. Less is more - don’t cram in too much - only teach what is relevant - don’t demonstrate if students cant practise

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