Safe Work MSMannequins – manual handling using “handcuffs”Page 1/3

/ Safe Work Method Statement
Mannequins–manual handling using “handcuffs”
S.O.P NUMBER / RISK ASSESSMENT NUMBER / RISK ASSESSMENT
Medium
DATE CREATED / Employees Involved in SOP Creation / REVIEW

12 June 2014

/ Jane Stephenson
Shelly McClean
Louella Bailey
Susan Brougham
Cyle Sprick / Review due 2019
Personal Protective Equipment Required
  • Closed in shoes

Before work Commences
  • Ensure floor is clear
  • No trip hazards
  • Staff informed and trained in manual handling andequipment

Basic Task Step(s) / Hazards / Safe Procedures
  • Trained staff required to lift and move
  • Floor is clear from trip hazards
  • Ensure adjustable height levels when moving and storing mannequins
  • Utilize lifting devices provided- Promed lifter /Pat slide.
  • Select appropriate sling
  • Store mannequins safely
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  • Heavy
  • Awkward
  • Crushing
  • Tripping
  • Unstable loads when moving
  • Trapping fingers from moveable parts
  • Fluids-spills
  • Promed lifter brakes not locked
  • CPR Only- storage boxes heavy
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  • Trained staff - two person lift
  • Label all mannequins as ‘Two Person Lift’
  • Adjustable height levels -beds/ chairs are at correct waistheight
  • Ensure brakes are on bed/chair trolley / lifter
  • Bedford Mannequins disconnect @ waist- half torso
  • Select appropriate sling for mannequin and attach
  • Ensure item is secure before the lift
  • Two staff members one to push lifter and one to guide to correctly position
  • Store mannequins safely at correct waist height storage
  • Use sack truck to move CPR mannequin’scases as per physiotherapist.

Handcuffs…er Manual Handling aid

We have recently started moving our manikins on and off beds and various shelves using a typical spinal board. Nothing new here. We often wrap them up in a sheet which works really well to keep everything contained and keeps the dust off for longer term storage. For quicker moves – particularly for BLS practice on the floor where you don’t want a sheet (like you would on a bed), the manikins become a bit more awkward with their arms falling down.

The solution to this was a simple strap with loops in the ends like a set of handcuffs. This is easy to store and use and prevents the arms from falling down while rolling on/off a backboard whether it’s onto the floor or a bed or shelf.

Once on the backboard, ANY trolley/cart will serve to help move them around. Much more maneuverable than a bed or even an ambulance barouche.

The strap is about 600mm long with about 150mm ‘long’ (300-400mm circumference) loops in each end. About 1 meter of simple webbing = $1.

There has been a new requirement to label heavier manikins with warning signs indicating two-person handling was required. We have added these signs to the handcuffs.

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