RISK MANAGEMENT IDENTIFICATION ASSESSMENT CONTROL INTRODUCE RISK MANAGEMENT MENTION ALL THE CATEGORIES THEN GO OVER EACH INDIVIDUALLY

HAZARD IDENTIFICATION THE NATURE OF THE WORK PLANT AND EQUIPMENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT THE WORK PREMISES HAZARD IS ANYTHING WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY

RISK ASSESSMENT NATURE OF THE RISK OR CONSEQUENCES WHO COULD BE AT RISK WHAT IS THE EXPOSURE HOW OFTEN EMPLOYEES COULD BE AT RISK HOW LONG ARE THEY EXPOSED WHAT PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS IN PLACE

RISK CONTROL STRATEGIES ENGINEERING SUBSTITUTE ISOLATING ADMINSTRATIVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TRAINING

TECHNIQUES TO AVOID ‘TOP AND TAIL’ SHOULDER LIFT CRADLE LIFT LOG LIFT PIVOT OR BEAR HUG TRANSFER HOOKING PATIENT UNDER THE ARMS PATIENT GRABBING THE NURSE AROUND THE NECK

Principles of safe manual handling Place feet in direction you want to move Stand with feet apart Get as close as possible to the load Make sure you have a secure grip Bend your knees not your back Keep your back straight Brace your spine before lift Use body weight with your spine braced Transfer from leg to leg. Kate Touhy-Main 1994 WorkCover 1997

ACKNOWLEGEMENT A BIG THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND RESIDENT OF PIONEERS LODGE HOSTEL GRIFFITH FOR ENTHUSIASTICALLY TAKING PART IN THIS PRESENTATION.