Manual Handling

Question 1

Key aspects:

Answer 1

• Reduces hazardous manual handling
• provides equipment to reduce manual handling
• requires risk assessments of manual handling

Question 2

Disadvantages:

Answer 2

• if not followed = increased risk of injury to spiral cord, joints + bock.
• if equipment isn’t checked = injury may occur.
• absences due to injury

Question 3

Advantages:

Answer 3

• Reduces risk of injury to staff
• all manual handling would’ve been risk assessed & control measures put into place.
• residents feel more secure being manually handled.