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Safe Actions

Locality: Bayswater, Western Australia

Phone: +61 413 954 530

Address: 1/ 48 May Street 6053 Bayswater, Western Australia, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.safeactions.com.au

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25.01.2022 Positioning yourself for transfers is important. You need to ensure you will not impede the individual in the space that they need, or space to transfer weight to achieve the transfer. It is also important to be 'at their level'. This is for a variety of reasons including not being intimidating and for applying the biomechanical principle of keeping yourself as close to, and as aligned to the load as you can.

22.01.2022 LinkedIn: are you on it? If so then one group you may like to join and follow from a manual tasks perspective is Safe Patient Handling and Mobility. There can be some robust discussions, and perhaps a hospital focus, but it is good to chat with like minded professionals.

22.01.2022 Dementia is something that we are becoming aware of in our personal and professional lives. The Wicking Dementia Centre in Tasmania offers some excellent on line courses. They are now taking registrations for their Preventing Dementia course. Please see the link below https://mooc.utas.edu.au/index.php

21.01.2022 Sometimes we just have to blush....here is some recent feedback from a Manager of Operations at a Disability Sector Organisation, where SafeActions provides Manual Tasks Training. This organisation is super responsive to any hazards or risks that I raise, so praise back to them too! "I again want to say a big thank you for the quality of the training you are offering to our employees. The fact that you not only include safe work practices but cover participant choice, control, respect and dignity is so valuable. It really assists us as an organisation when our messaging is consistent with external providers."

21.01.2022 How high is too high? Following on from the positioning of yourself as the carer theme, have you thought about where to position yourself so you can be seen and see what is going on for the individual Have you also considered that for many people who spend a lot of time sitting, their norm is to be looking slightly upwards to their carers and not down? So if they are lifted up high in the hoist, then that might be scary. From the pictures below, which would you prefer if you were the individual in the hoist?

20.01.2022 Safety notice: Slide and turn hoist sheets by Pelican Manufacturing: lowering of SWL Please read attached

17.01.2022 Another blush worthy moment: some recent feedback I met you a couple of weeks ago when I attended a safe actions manual handling course arranged by my employer. Firstly, I just wanted to thank you so much for a great course! Everything was so relevant and I'm enjoying putting everything learned into practise.... A couple of my colleagues have attended your course and we all can't talk highly of it enough, safe to say there are a few staff members eagerly awaiting training. This is the type of response that I love to hear - thank you. It just motivates me to continue to deliver the highest quality and most relevant training that I can

16.01.2022 Found this great little document about providing wheelchair assistance in home care. It is written for national legislation (so uses the term PCBU instead of employer) but some great tips. Let me know if you find this useful https://worksafe.tas.gov.au//wheelchair-assistance-in-home

16.01.2022 During October I thought I would profile a few National resources from SafeWork Australia. Whilst these do not apply to WA as yet, they can provide additional and alternative information to assist you in identifying and managing risks in the workplace, particularly in relation to manual tasks. First up: Code of Practice Hazardous Manual Tasks This has some specific guidelines re patient/ people handling... https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au//model-code-practice-

15.01.2022 Working from home - did this increase during the COVID-19 period? Are you still working from home? Are you also studying in need to look after yourself regarding static positioning? Here is some guidance from SafeWork Australia https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au//working-home-worksta

15.01.2022 Did you know that falls at the same level (often call slips, trips and falls) is the second most common type of injury? Here is some information from the National Model Code of Practice https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au//model-code-practice-

12.01.2022 Changes are coming to OSH legislation. It will become WHS legislation. Here is a little insight into one of the changes. https://www.epigroup.com.au//wa-whs-act-2020-guide-key-c/

12.01.2022 The song goes "it takes two baby" seems to be a mantra when we talk about the minimum number of carers needed for either hoisting or using slide sheets. Both pieces of equipment are designed to be used by single carers, but, will involve a detailed risk assessment, and optimum environment and probably other equipment too such as ceiling/ gantry hoist, tilt in space commode and rails on the bed. Is exploring working one carer something that interests you? Let me know....

12.01.2022 Nursing students: time to book in for your manual tasks training. Please see the SafeActions upcoming courses page for dates and times. https://www.safeactions.com.au/upcoming-courses

11.01.2022 Continuing on with the hoist theme... I was recently asked about what to do when a sling of best fit and support is not the same brand as the hoist. Here is my suggested procedure... - read the user manual for both hoist and sling! - trial all clinically relevant matching hoists and slings - document why the matching hoist/ sling combination is unsuitable for this particular client - if there is a need to use a non matching hoist/ sling then a robust risk assessment shoul...d be completed - document why the sling from a different brand is more suitable - as an example, and not a complete list, in the disability sector a 'standard' sling does not fit always fit a body with curvature, contractures, hypersensitivities, different movement patterns, different or differential tone, high risk of pressure injuries, very small in size - there should then be sign off from all parties regarding the use of a different brand of sling - then adequate training in hoist and sling inspection, use of hoist, application of sling and things to watch for Silvalea slings are often suitable for the 'out of the box' 'nothing else works' situation, there are several listed on my website

09.01.2022 Getting up from a chair - a common activity, but have you reflected on how much is involved? The right height and the right size chair, a stable chair, maybe armrests, space around the chair (particularly if you spiral out of the chair), space to lean forward, leg strength, stable base (especially good footwear), feet on the floor, a reason to move and to be forward enough on the chair to stand. Most of the sit to stand action can be achieved by leaning forward to get weight into the feet. The first half of this video might help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLutSBxYl8 So if you are helping someone transfer from sitting to standing, then check all of the above and position yourself so as not to get in their way i.e. from the side

08.01.2022 More course updates for Nursing students Nursing Students Notre Dame and ECU: New manual handling for nursing students courses have been added by SafeActions: 2 August 12-2.45pm NOW FULL... 6 August 5.30pm-8.15pm FILLING FAST NEW COURSE ADDED: 2 August 3pm Email [email protected] to register

08.01.2022 Let's talk slings: many of you know I am passionate about ensuring the right sling for the participant so that they are comfortable, it is easy to insert and remove and that it fits. For therapists when you are prescribing wheelchairs and inserts, it is a good time to review the slings and ensure that they still fit and that they will be easy to insert and remove in the newly scripted chair.

08.01.2022 Have you ever wondered why you are excited about making a change, and you receive a luke warm, or even resistance to change? The Theory of Change may explain it. In this theory you start at pre contemplation (no one else sees it as a problem), contemplation (people are aware of it), preparation / determination (we will do something about it), action (make the change), relapse (reversion to previous habits), maintenance (strategies to encourage the new process and learning). I...f you are at action but your colleagues at pre contemplation, you will not get buy in. If you are at action but don't receive support to work through relapse and develop maintenance strategies then it becomes a lot of hard work. Planning to create a safer manual tasks process involves all stages and maintenance is critical to enduring safer practices https://www.google.com/imgres

07.01.2022 Repetition as a source of risk. I recently conducted an exercise regarding repetition as a system of work risk. You may like to try it too: Pick the activity above that has the greatest risk of causing you discomfort. Activity:... Activity x Number of times How many times a shift do you do this activity with one patient: A How many patients a shift will you work this way: B Multiply A X B = C How many shifts do you work a week: D Multiple C X D = E How many weeks do you work a year: F Multiple E x F = G Is it worth a hazard report or risk assessment for an activity you do G times per year? Repetition of an activity can lead to multiple microinjuries. It is worth changing environment, equipment, set up and postures to minimise risk of multiple micro injuries.

06.01.2022 Some reflections of new learning in a 4 day course e.g. Health Care 2: More aware of how the participant/ patient feels in transfers How easy slide sheets can make just about everything New skills in coaching and giving feedback Read the care plan and read the user manual!... If you want these outcomes, then consider booking into a Health Care 2 course, or progressing on to Level 3

05.01.2022 If you would like the perspective of a family, and particularly a mother and son and their journey through both vascular and alzheimers dementias, then I strongly commend the FB site called Omas Applesauce https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=omas%20applesauce

05.01.2022 Recently someone asked me a question about the importance of selecting the correct size sling: it is so important! My analogy is often that we can't choose one pair of shoes and expect that it will fit and suit everyone in the training group. If we tried then some wouldn't fit in, some would fall off, it would dig in in some places, not allow for our 'bunions', our balance and posture would be off and most would end up a pressure injury. It is the same when choosing slings.

04.01.2022 Some recent feedback that makes a trainer's heart sing: I enjoyed that when a spontaneous question was raised, Julie would spontaneously problem solve

04.01.2022 SafeActions now has at least one of the following types of hoists available on site: standing hoist floor hoist - loop spreader bar floor hoist - clip / pivoting spreader bar gantry hoist... Come along to a hoisting training session to trial the different types and different slings See more

04.01.2022 Recently I had a participant on a course and she said her English was bad (it wasn't). I was very conscious of being clear in my messaging and avoiding any distracting information. There were two times when I really wanted to make sure she fully understood the message: the policy of no lift and also allow the individual to fall and then provide support. Google helped me with a translation, so I could make sure it really got through. So, in case you need it: No lift, in Italian, is Alzare e vietato and Allow the individual to fall is Permettere di cadere

03.01.2022 And it is now so close to Xmas - remember to keep the load close and use your legs for power when moving all those Xmas presents

03.01.2022 Best wishes for the festive season to all who contact SafeActions. Looking forward to seeing you in 2021. I got a little silly the other day, looking for Manutention words for the season: here goes A good manutention Xmas: Let's pivot away from the year that was and put up a bracket to hang the compass and seesaw as Xmas decorations.... Remember to weightlift the pressies up onto a bench, and bow to the gift giver, especially if it is a saddle. Side lunge over to cross(em)brace and use knights as you counterbalance out all the family at the Xmas feast. Use your fork, spoon and blade with your bowl and refresh yourself with some sculling at the bar, but not so much that you will waddle. Clothes holds, enveloping and superimposing should be avoided, except with willing participants. Finally at the end of the day, fold yourself and isolevel into a fingertip height bed and spoon with those you love. See more

02.01.2022 If happy staff and participants makes a happy work place, and music can affect your mood, then the ABC Good Vibrations Playlist might just give you the best day ever https://www.youtube.com/playlist

02.01.2022 The New Work Health and Safety Act for WA was passed on 21 October 2020. So the Act is done, and work on the regulations continues. We have been inching our way along, but this feels like a great big step forward https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au//work-health-and-safety-bil

01.01.2022 December 3 is International Day of People with Disability. My aim for this year is to find the strength and asset in everyone I interact with this week. We all have differing abilities, as a community we need to pull together and enable all to give to society. https://www.idpwd.com.au/about/

01.01.2022 Unsafe manual tasks: we have all seen a few. This video is scary, but also a good summary and discussion around various unsafe practices. If you need an update, please contact SafeActions to book in for some manual tasks training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo0QaaT-TPY

01.01.2022 To add to your manual tasks strategy tool kit...Simone is highly respected in the field