Type Guides & Tools
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guide gives direction and practical information to those that work in the manufacturing sector on action that can be taken to manage the potential hazard of manual handling in the workplace.
Type Guides & Tools
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assesment case study shows maintenance staff manually handle a machine part during a routine maintenance operation. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assesment case study shows carers attempting to lift a patient who has fallen in a hospital bathroom. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assessment case study shows carers lifting a bed-bound patient in order to change a mattress. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Visual resources, Case study
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This video of a risk assessment case study shows a worker involved in repetitive banding activity during packing operations. It points out the risks and gives a solution for the problems showed.
Type Guides & Tools
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guideline document is intended to assist those involved with, and responsible for, patient handling in the health care sector. This guideline is not intended as a legal interpretation.