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Posted By Amanda Brooks
Does any one have any exercises or activities I can borrow for my manual handling training. Surprisingly i'm finding it hard to make my training exciting!!
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Posted By DHM
Hi Amanda
Sorry, could you be a bit more specific?
Cheers
DHM
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Posted By Amanda Brooks
I train carers in handling people and loads and postural awareness. Just looking for inspiration on how to jazz things up a bit and make the course more interesting. Ideas on exercises or good case studies would be really useful, just be good to get an idea what other people do and what works for them.
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Posted By Darren (Daz) Fraser
Technique I use, once everyone in and sitting down, I wander in with a box containing 5 reams of paper, appear to stumble and drop box on floor then promptly pick up off the floor, using every possible wrong technique I can, place box on table and then ask
"How many of you can identify all the faults you have just witnessed?"
Makes for an interesting discussion.
Then repeat exercise following correct technique, stopping to explain throughout.
Sometimes I adjust it by already being in the room, so that later I can explain about testing the load to see if within capability to lift.
Seems to work OK for me.
When explaining about loads on the spine, and in particular about prolapsed discs, a supply of jam doughnuts works well to explain with the jam acting as the fluid seeping out, also they go well with a cup of coffee/tea.
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Posted By willhiem
thats is a hard one, no offence but any manual handling training i've been to has been very boring, i dont really get much out of watching people lift a box and waiting for my turn.
it is a great idea to try and make it a bit more interesting, i have no idea how you might do that, its a difficult subject to 'jazz up'. I'll have a look around, see what i can find,i presume you've got one of those toy example things with the handle at the back where you try and pick up the box and unless you do it right your back goes to pot!! - or was that all a dream?
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Posted By Kieran J Duignan
Amanda
You're involved in one of the most challenging forms of manual handling where the 'load' is a live person with a Will and emotions of her/his own.
I've been v. impressed recently with the practical knowhow of carers involved in the care of my father-in-law in his home. Talking to their supervisor, I learned that many felt the most critical challenge was winning the co-operation of the patient and figuring out the necessary safeguards when a patient was unwilling or unable to co-operate as safely as they would wish.
So, as there is variability due to the personality and health conditions of the 'load' you are training carers to handle, well-designed role playing can illustrate many of the challenges and possible responses, along with alertness to hazards to the carer's back.
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Posted By GeoffB4
Put 5 flip chart sheets around the room and head them Task, Load, Environment, Other - guess the next one!
Find an activity/manual handling task that all delegates have experienced or can buy in to.
Put the delegates into two groups and point out the five topics.
The remit for one group is to carry out the task as safely as possible and with no accidents/strains etc
The remit for the other group is to carry out the task in such a way that every time there is an accident.
The groups come up with their lists - one spokesperson per group, and alternatively discuss the findings with the lecturer, slotting them in one by one on wall sheets.
It makes the whole session enjoyable and brings everybody into it, as long as it is not allowed to go on too long.
A very respected British Safety organisation do a full day manual handling training!! Ours lasts no more than two and a half hours.
You can see an earlier version of one of our MH lectures on one of the free download H&S sites going around.
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Posted By Robert.
Agree that it's not a very riveting subject.
Have you considered trying demonstrating the equipment that (nearly)elliminates manual handling. Although I doubt whether you'll get a stair lift in the boot!
I read recently that there was no difference in injury rate between those that had received training and those who had not. This included health workers, baggage handlers and postal workers. It was fully published in the British Medical Journal but I haven't read the full text.
The conclusion was that recommended techniques either didn't work or workers didn't change their habits to make any difference.
I doubt whether you should include that in your training though.
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Posted By Amanda Brooks
Thanks for your ideas everyone. Some really good info in there. I do demo equipment, but its difficult because the groups i train are in induction and are going to be work in a wide range of different services with different service users, so some of them will never use a hoist or sling and those that will, will probably use different ones to the ones i could demonstrate on.
Thanks again all.
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