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\addtolength{\hoffset}{-2.25cm} @@ -42,32 +41,161 @@ \addtolength{\textheight}{5cm} \setlength{\parskip}{0pt} \setlength{\parindent}{0in} -% \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0} \begin{document} \hrule \medskip -\begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} +\begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} \raggedright - \footnotesize + \footnotesize Name: Andrew Hayes \\ - E-mail: \href{mailto://a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}{\texttt{a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}} \hfill\\ + E-mail: \href{mailto://a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}{\texttt{a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}} \hfill\\ ID: 21321503 \hfill \end{minipage} -\begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth} - \centering +\begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth} + \centering \vspace{0.4em} - \Large - \textbf{CT3112} \\ + \Large + \textbf{CT3112} \\ \end{minipage} -\begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} +\begin{minipage}{0.295\textwidth} \raggedleft \today \end{minipage} -\medskip\hrule +\medskip\hrule \begin{center} \normalsize - Health \& Safety Assignment + Professional Skills: Health \& Safety Assignment \end{center} \hrule +\begin{figure}[h] + \centering + \includegraphics[width=0.50\textwidth]{sketch.png} + \caption{Sketch} +\end{figure} + + +\begin{multicols}{2} +\section{Chosen Video} +I have chosen the ``\href{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF6PrPhyoXs}{Patient Full Body Lift Case Study}'' +video from the +\href{https://www.hsa.ie/eng/Workplace_Health/Manual_Handling_Display_Screen_Equipment/Risk_Assessment_Videos/Manual_Handling_Videos_Series_2/}{Manual Handling Video Series 2} for this assignment. + +\section{Novel Risk Control Strategy} +My proposed novel alternative risk control strategy involves introducing a second trolley bed. +A second trolley bed would be prepared with a fresh mattress, and placed alongside the patient's current bed, thus +minimising the travel distance. +The patient should then be moved from the old bed to the new bed in whichever manner is safest \& least likely to cause +injury for both the patient \& the carers. +If the patient is physically capable, they should move themselves from the old bed to the new, either by getting up and +walking around or rolling over from one to the other. +Otherwise, if the patient is not able to safely move themselves from the old bed to the new, they should be hoisted +with a crane hoist from the old bed to the new, with one carer operating the hoist and another carer guiding the hoist, +ensuring that it doesn't swing and hurt either a carer or the patient. +The trolley wheel brakes of both beds should be applied before any movement is undertaken to prevent either of the beds +from slipping and causing an accident. +\\\\ +Once the patient has been moved from the old bed to the new, the mattress from the old bed can then be removed by a +carer and disposed of as suitable. +The use of two beds does add the required extra component of an empty and available trolley, but this is a small price +to pay for a more safe \& reliable procedure. +\\\\ +The carers should be trained in this procedure so that they can do it easily \& with familiarity, and they should also +be trained on the operation of the hoist crane if they have not been previously. + +\subsection{How are the Specific Hazards \& Risks Identified in the Video Addressed?} +\subsubsection{Individual's weight outside the guidelines} +\label{sec:weight-outside-guidelines} +The problem of the patient being too heavy for the carers to safely lift themselves is eliminated by the use of a +bariatric medical hoist which can hold up to 400kg \supercite{optomed} safely, and any potential injuries incurred by +the carers from the strain can be avoided. +The high weight capacity of the hoist means that the patient's weight should never exceed the weight guidelines. +Furthermore, this also eliminates risks of the patient being dropped by the carers if they are not strong enough to hold +the patient for the prolonged period, avoiding potential injuries to the patient. + +\subsubsection{Physical Effort is Too Strenuous} +The problem of the physical effort being to strenuous for the carers is eliminated by the use of hoist, much in the same +manner as outlined above in the \textbf{\nameref{sec:weight-outside-guidelines}} section, as the need for physical +effort from the carers is eliminated. +Even the disposing of the mattress can be done with less effort on the part of the carers as it's on a trolley that can +be moved easily. +There is also no need to rapidly move the mattresses on \& off the bed, further reducing strain. + +\subsubsection{Body in an unstable posture} +Again, the use of the hoist eliminates the problem of the carers' bodies being in unstable postures. +The uneven strain on the patient's body from being lifted by several carers is eliminated by the use of hoist that +distributes their weight evenly. + +\subsubsection{Sudden movement of the load} +The use of the hoist eliminates the problem of the load undergoing sudden movement, as it can be lifted slowly \& +gently -- there is no ``heaving'' movement. + +\subsubsection{Prolonged physical effort} +The use of the hoists and the trolleys eliminates all physical effort for the carers, prolonged or otherwise. + +\subsubsection{Uncoordinated lift} +The hoist eliminates the problem of the lift being uncoordinated by eliminating the need for coordination between the +carers lifting the patient. +Since there is only one mechanism lifting the patient (the hoist), there is no need to coordinate between different +lifters. + +\subsubsection{Patient handled at a distance from the trunk of the carers' bodies} +Since the carers are not lifting the patient themselves, the problem of the patient being handled at a distance from the +trunk of their bodies is eliminated. + +\subsection{How does the Strategy Comply with the General Principles of Prevention?\supercite{isb}} +\subsubsection{The avoidance of risks.} +The strategy avoids the risk incurred by the manual lifting of the patient by replacing it with a more reliable hoist +system. +In the event that the patient is capable of moving themselves, the risks associated with lifting the patient are avoided +entirely, thus making this strategy highly avoidant to risks. + +\subsubsection{The evaluation of unavoidable risks.} +If the patient is unable to move themselves from one bed to the next, there is the unavoidable risk of the hoist +undergoing a mechanical failure and dropping the patient, potentially injuring the patient or the carers. +Since this risk cannot be entirely eliminated, the carers should be trained on how to try and avoid the risk and how to +deal with the aftermath of a mechanical failure of the hoist. +The carers should check the weight of the patient and the weight limit of the hoist before undertaking the procedure, +and should conduct an inspection of the hoist to ensure that it is in working order beforehand. +All carers should stand a safe distance from the hoist when it is in operation, and the patient should only be moved +over the beds so that if they are dropped they land on a soft, elevated surface. + +\subsubsection{The combating of risks at source.} +The majority of the risks involved with the original technique stemmed from the manual lifting of the patient. +This is combatted at the source by removing the need for manual lifting. + +\subsubsection{The adaptation of work to the individual, especially as regards the design of places of work, the choice of work equipment, \& the choice of systems of work, with a view, in particular, to alleviating monotonous work and work at a predetermined work rate and to reducing the effect of this work on health.} +Monotonous work is avoided by greatly speeding up the procedure. +The effect of the work on the health of the carer is minimised by eliminating the physical strain \& labour they have to +undergo. + +\subsubsection{The adaptation of the place of work to technical progress.} +The strategy complies with the principle of the adaptation of the place of work to technical progress by replacing the +more primitive method of moving a patient (manually lifted by the carers) by a more technologically advanced method +(lifting with a hoist). + +\subsubsection{The replacement of dangerous articles, substances or systems of work by safe or less dangerous articles, substances or systems of work.} +The dangerous system of work of manually lifting the patient is replaced with the safer system of using a hoist. + +\subsubsection{The giving of priority to collective protective measures over individual protective measures.} +Instead of implementing individual protective measures to prevent carer injury, such as lifting straps to avoid muscular +injury, a collective protective measure is employed (the hoist). + +\subsubsection{The development of an adequate prevention policy in relation to safety, health, \& welfare at work, which takes account of technology, organisation of work, working conditions, social factors, \& the influence of factors related to the working environment.} +A prevention policy which prevents carer strain \& injury is employed, exploiting modern technology, greater +organisation \& procedures, and which eliminates much of the difficult social organisation needed to lift patients with +4 carers. + +\subsubsection{The giving of appropriate training \& instructions to employees.} +The proposed training strategy addresses the principle of giving appropriate training \& instruction to employees. + +\subsection{New Hazards Introduced} +New hazards introduced include the risk of mechanical failure (e.g. the hoist snapping), injury to the patient if they +attempt to move from the old bed to the new by themselves if they're not ready, and the risk of the new bed slipping or +rolling away during the procedure if not properly secured. + +\printbibliography +\end{multicols} + + \end{document} diff --git a/year3/semester2/CT3112: Professional Skills/assignments/Health & Safety/latex/references.bib b/year3/semester2/CT3112: 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