1. NHSGGC, Moving and Handling Team
NHS GGC, Acute Service Statutory and Mandatory Training Program, 2016 (V4.1)

2. Moving & Handling in NHSGGC
Overview
Meet the team
Moving & Handling Education
Competency & self assessments

3. The Acute Services Moving & Handling Team
Head of Health & Safety
Kenneth Fleming
Health and Safety Service Manager
Cameron Raeburn
Val
Moving & Handling Lead Practitioner
(Acute North)
Val Cuthill – (24809)
North
Moving & Handling Practitioners (North)
Selina Rodgers
Mandy Reekie
Ciara Aitken
(24809)
South
Tom O ’
Moving & Handling Practitioners (South)
Christine Hepburn
Tom O’Connor
Maureen Nugent
(80533)
(Acute South)
Jillian McDonald (80455)
Moving and Handling Lead Practitioner 3

4. Moving & Handling Education
Training
Induction, skills updates and coaching
E-Learning
Load and people handling modules
Aimed at new starts in jobs with lower MH risks
HR Connect / StaffNet
Guidance on MH handling, user guides & safety briefings
Bariatric guidance & equipment
Order details for slings and sliding sheets

5. Moving & Handling Assessments
Competency assessments
For staff in jobs with higher MH risk
To allow support to be provided where its needed most
Self Assessments
For all staff
Can be used as part of PDP/KSF review
Information on HR Connect

6. Today – MH Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, delegates will be able to :
Demonstrate an understanding of legislation relating to manual handling
Understand the risks associated with manual handling activities
Describe the differences between efficient and inefficient movement patterns
Describe a pattern of efficient personal movement
Identify efficient and inefficient movement patterns as they are applied to manual handling tasks

7. Overview
Legislation
Movement
Handling scenarios 7

8. What is Moving & Handling?
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations(1992) define it as:
“any transporting or supporting of a load (includes the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof ) by hand or by bodily force”.
In other words:
Lifting up a load or putting it down
Holding or supporting a load
Pushing or pulling a load
Carrying a load 8

9. Legal Duties Employers Avoid Assess Reduce Review Employees
Follow system of work
Assess & plan
Use equipment / training
Report any problems 9

10. Risk Assessment Considerations
Framework – TILEO
T ask - does it need to be done, do you need equipment to help?
- is the task repetitive or sustained?
- How far do you have to go, does everyone know what to do?
I ndividual - how familiar are you with the equipment / task?
- are you fit for the task?
L oad - how heavy / stable / awkward is the load, do you need help?
E nvironment - is there enough room, what is the lighting / flooring like?
- is the weather a factor?
O ther - do I have the right clothing?
- are there any psychological factors to consider? 10

11. Overview
Legislation
Movement
Handling scenarios 11

12. Inefficient vs. efficient movement
Line of Gravity
Efficient Movement - Balanced
Inefficient Movement - Unbalanced

13. Efficient Movement Pattern
Get close
Get in on an angle
Relax your knees
Off set your feet
Elevate, relax and allow movement of your spine
Take an indirect hold
Lead with the head 13

14. Overview
Legislation
Movement
Handling scenarios 1 – 5. 14

15. 1. Identify the problems

16. Over stretching
Tension
Top Heavy
Locked
Knees

17. Solutions
Raise bed height
Get Help
Up right
Keep Close
Soft Knees

18. 2. Identify the problems

19. Top Heavy
Increased Tension
Spine Rotated
Locked Knees
Unbalanced, weight all on heels

20. Solutions
Raise Height
Change Angle
Weight even over both feet

21. 3. Identify the problems

22. Excessive effort causing tension
Lifting Patient Weight
Spine Rotated
Spine Rotated
Sliding sheets do not go under patient’s heels
causing shearing force.

23. Solution Less effort through arms Sliding rather than lifting
patient weight
Angle of approach to eliminate torsion of spine
Increase height of bed
Sliding sheets now under patient’s heels reducing shearing forces

24. 4. Identify the problems

25. Boxes unsteady
Top Heavy posture
Cage overfilled
Cannot see route ahead
Excessive effort through arms to push
Far away from load

26. Solution Can see route ahead Reduce weight of cage Closer to load
Boxes more stable

27. 5. Identify the problems

28. Monitor too high
Tension
Stretching to keyboard
Clutter
Rotated
Obstruction
No support
Feet not stable

29. Monitor lowered
Tension reduced
Back supported
Keyboard closer
Rotation eliminated
Obstruction removed
Feet supported

30. Today – MH Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, delegates will be able to :
Demonstrate an understanding of legislation relating to manual handling
Understand the risks associated with manual handling activities
Describe the differences between efficient and inefficient movement patterns
Describe a pattern of efficient personal movement
Identify efficient and inefficient movement patterns as they are applied to manual handling tasks 30

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32. Associated KSF Dimensions
C2 – Personal & people development
C3 – Health, safety and security
C4 – Service improvement
C5 - Quality
C6 – Equality & diversity
HWB1 – Promotion of health & wellbeing….
HWB2 – Assessment of care….
HWB3 – Protection of health and wellbeing