Manual Handling: Legal Aspects and Practical Implications
Short course
In Bulphan
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Short course
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Bulphan
This course illustrates the developing law relating to manual handling by analysing, in practical terms, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 themselves, their place in the wider context of health and safety legislation, the common law of negligence as applied to manual handling - and guidance from the Health and Safety Executive, the Royal College of Nursing/National Back Pain Association, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the College of Occupational Therapists. Suitable for: Health and social workers
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Teachers and trainers (1)
Michael Mandlestam
MSc DipLib
Course programme
MR MICHAEL MANDLESTAM MSc DipLib
One or two day workshop
The Health and Safety Executive reports that manual handling is responsible for over 50% of work injuries by employees in the health and social work field. This is quite apart from the injuries reportedly sustained by informal carers at home. Thus, from every point of view staff, managers, employers, clients/patients, and carers - manual handling policy and practice are important matters.
This course illustrates the developing law relating to manual handling by analysing, in practical terms, the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 themselves, their place in the wider context of health and safety legislation, the common law of negligence as applied to manual handling - and guidance from the Health and Safety Executive, the Royal College of Nursing/National Back Pain Association, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the College of Occupational Therapists.
In addition, risk assessments and manual handling issues affect the provision of personal assistance, equipment and adaptations under legislation such as the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, and the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (disabled facilities grants). A further related set of complex issues arise around a) the making by social services of direct payments (under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996) to service users; and b) the contracting out of personal assistance/care services by local authorities to private agencies.
The course considers all of the above, and explores in particular the relationship between lawful practice and professional good practice. It is fully participative, includes group work and ample time for questions and discussion, avoids legal jargon and deals with law in the context of everyday practice.
Manual Handling: Legal Aspects and Practical Implications