Occupational Health : Safer People Handling
Preventing back pain and injury in the health and care sectors
A report of the ‘People Handling Summit’ convened by RoSPA on 20 October 2000 and background papers.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
European Week of Health & Safety 2000
16th - 20th October 2000 - People Handling Summit to be held on 20th October 2000
RoSPA House, Edgbaston Park, Birmingham B5 7ST
Programme
10.30 - 11.00 Registration and Coffee
11.00 - 11.10 Welcome and introduction by Chairman
Sir Frank Davies, Chairman, BackCare
11.10 - 11.20 RoSPA’s influencing role
Roger Bibbings, Occupational Safety Adviser, RoSPA
11.20 - 12.20 Presentations
11.20 Manual handling in the health services
Sarah Mortimer, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
11.40 The ambulance sector: problems and action
Mark Gough, West Midlands Ambulance Service
12.00 Maintaining the independence of the individual patient versus protection of staff
Frank Ursell, Registered Nursing Home Association
12.20 General Discussion
1.00 Buffet Lunch
2.00 - 3.00 Presentations
2.00 Achieving a consensus on the principles of good manual handling
Margaret Hanson, Institute of Occupational Medicine
2.20 The role of the trade Union Safety Representative in preventing injuries
Kim Sunley, GMB
2.40 Impact of Manual Handling Regulations
John McElwaine, Health & Safety Executive
3.00 General Discussion
3.45 Concluding comments
Sir Frank Davies
4.00 Tea and Close
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