Complete CT3112 Health & Safety Assignment
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Name: Andrew Hayes \\
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E-mail: \href{mailto://a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}{\texttt{a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}} \hfill\\
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E-mail: \href{mailto://a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}{\texttt{a.hayes18@universityofgalway.ie}} \hfill\\
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ID: 21321503 \hfill
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\textbf{CT3112} \\
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Health \& Safety Assignment
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Professional Skills: Health \& Safety Assignment
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\begin{multicols}{2}
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\section{Chosen Video}
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I have chosen the ``\href{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF6PrPhyoXs}{Patient Full Body Lift Case Study}''
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video from the
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\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.
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\section{Novel Risk Control Strategy}
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My proposed novel alternative risk control strategy involves introducing a second trolley bed.
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A second trolley bed would be prepared with a fresh mattress, and placed alongside the patient's current bed, thus
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minimising the travel distance.
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The patient should then be moved from the old bed to the new bed in whichever manner is safest \& least likely to cause
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injury for both the patient \& the carers.
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If the patient is physically capable, they should move themselves from the old bed to the new, either by getting up and
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walking around or rolling over from one to the other.
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Otherwise, if the patient is not able to safely move themselves from the old bed to the new, they should be hoisted
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with a crane hoist from the old bed to the new, with one carer operating the hoist and another carer guiding the hoist,
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ensuring that it doesn't swing and hurt either a carer or the patient.
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The trolley wheel brakes of both beds should be applied before any movement is undertaken to prevent either of the beds
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from slipping and causing an accident.
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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
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carer and disposed of as suitable.
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The use of two beds does add the required extra component of an empty and available trolley, but this is a small price
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to pay for a more safe \& reliable procedure.
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The carers should be trained in this procedure so that they can do it easily \& with familiarity, and they should also
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be trained on the operation of the hoist crane if they have not been previously.
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\subsection{How are the Specific Hazards \& Risks Identified in the Video Addressed?}
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\subsubsection{Individual's weight outside the guidelines}
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\label{sec:weight-outside-guidelines}
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The problem of the patient being too heavy for the carers to safely lift themselves is eliminated by the use of a
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bariatric medical hoist which can hold up to 400kg \supercite{optomed} safely, and any potential injuries incurred by
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the carers from the strain can be avoided.
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The high weight capacity of the hoist means that the patient's weight should never exceed the weight guidelines.
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Furthermore, this also eliminates risks of the patient being dropped by the carers if they are not strong enough to hold
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the patient for the prolonged period, avoiding potential injuries to the patient.
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\subsubsection{Physical Effort is Too Strenuous}
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The problem of the physical effort being to strenuous for the carers is eliminated by the use of hoist, much in the same
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manner as outlined above in the \textbf{\nameref{sec:weight-outside-guidelines}} section, as the need for physical
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effort from the carers is eliminated.
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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
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be moved easily.
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There is also no need to rapidly move the mattresses on \& off the bed, further reducing strain.
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\subsubsection{Body in an unstable posture}
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Again, the use of the hoist eliminates the problem of the carers' bodies being in unstable postures.
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The uneven strain on the patient's body from being lifted by several carers is eliminated by the use of hoist that
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distributes their weight evenly.
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\subsubsection{Sudden movement of the load}
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The use of the hoist eliminates the problem of the load undergoing sudden movement, as it can be lifted slowly \&
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gently -- there is no ``heaving'' movement.
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\subsubsection{Prolonged physical effort}
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The use of the hoists and the trolleys eliminates all physical effort for the carers, prolonged or otherwise.
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\subsubsection{Uncoordinated lift}
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The hoist eliminates the problem of the lift being uncoordinated by eliminating the need for coordination between the
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carers lifting the patient.
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Since there is only one mechanism lifting the patient (the hoist), there is no need to coordinate between different
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lifters.
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\subsubsection{Patient handled at a distance from the trunk of the carers' bodies}
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Since the carers are not lifting the patient themselves, the problem of the patient being handled at a distance from the
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trunk of their bodies is eliminated.
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\subsection{How does the Strategy Comply with the General Principles of Prevention?\supercite{isb}}
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\subsubsection{The avoidance of risks.}
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The strategy avoids the risk incurred by the manual lifting of the patient by replacing it with a more reliable hoist
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system.
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In the event that the patient is capable of moving themselves, the risks associated with lifting the patient are avoided
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entirely, thus making this strategy highly avoidant to risks.
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\subsubsection{The evaluation of unavoidable risks.}
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If the patient is unable to move themselves from one bed to the next, there is the unavoidable risk of the hoist
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undergoing a mechanical failure and dropping the patient, potentially injuring the patient or the carers.
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Since this risk cannot be entirely eliminated, the carers should be trained on how to try and avoid the risk and how to
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deal with the aftermath of a mechanical failure of the hoist.
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The carers should check the weight of the patient and the weight limit of the hoist before undertaking the procedure,
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and should conduct an inspection of the hoist to ensure that it is in working order beforehand.
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All carers should stand a safe distance from the hoist when it is in operation, and the patient should only be moved
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over the beds so that if they are dropped they land on a soft, elevated surface.
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\subsubsection{The combating of risks at source.}
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The majority of the risks involved with the original technique stemmed from the manual lifting of the patient.
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This is combatted at the source by removing the need for manual lifting.
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\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.}
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Monotonous work is avoided by greatly speeding up the procedure.
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The effect of the work on the health of the carer is minimised by eliminating the physical strain \& labour they have to
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undergo.
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\subsubsection{The adaptation of the place of work to technical progress.}
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The strategy complies with the principle of the adaptation of the place of work to technical progress by replacing the
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more primitive method of moving a patient (manually lifted by the carers) by a more technologically advanced method
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(lifting with a hoist).
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\subsubsection{The replacement of dangerous articles, substances or systems of work by safe or less dangerous articles, substances or systems of work.}
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The dangerous system of work of manually lifting the patient is replaced with the safer system of using a hoist.
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\subsubsection{The giving of priority to collective protective measures over individual protective measures.}
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Instead of implementing individual protective measures to prevent carer injury, such as lifting straps to avoid muscular
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injury, a collective protective measure is employed (the hoist).
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\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.}
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A prevention policy which prevents carer strain \& injury is employed, exploiting modern technology, greater
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organisation \& procedures, and which eliminates much of the difficult social organisation needed to lift patients with
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4 carers.
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\subsubsection{The giving of appropriate training \& instructions to employees.}
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The proposed training strategy addresses the principle of giving appropriate training \& instruction to employees.
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\subsection{New Hazards Introduced}
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New hazards introduced include the risk of mechanical failure (e.g. the hoist snapping), injury to the patient if they
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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
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rolling away during the procedure if not properly secured.
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@online{optomed,
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title = "OPTOMED OT400 Bariatric Ceiling Hoist",
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author = "MMS Medical",
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url = "https://www.mmsmedical.ie/product/opemed-ot400/",
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addendum = "Accessed: 2024--IV--14"
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}
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@online{isb,
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title = "Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005",
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author = "Government of Ireland",
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url = "https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2005/act/10/schedule/3/enacted/en/html",
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addendum = "Accessed: 2024--IV--14"
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}
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