Complete CT3112 Health & Safety Assignment

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-    Health \& Safety Assignment
+    Professional Skills: Health \& Safety Assignment
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+\begin{figure}[h]
+    \centering
+    \includegraphics[width=0.50\textwidth]{sketch.png}
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+
+\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}
+
+
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year3/semester2/CT3112: Professional Skills/assignments/Health & Safety/latex/references.bib

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+@online{optomed,
+    title        = "OPTOMED OT400 Bariatric Ceiling Hoist",
+    author       = "MMS Medical",
+    url          = "https://www.mmsmedical.ie/product/opemed-ot400/",
+    addendum     = "Accessed: 2024--IV--14"
+}
+
+@online{isb,
+    title        = "Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005",
+    author       = "Government of Ireland",
+    url          = "https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/10/schedule/3/enacted/en/html",
+    addendum     = "Accessed: 2024--IV--14"
+}