Level 2 Award Safer Moving and Handling People (EPAH) | Page 14

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Safer Moving & Handling
Principles of Safe Handling
?Avoid handling in favour of safer options
?Ensure you wear appropriate clothing
?Read the individual assessment prior to handling
?Adopt appropriate techniques developed through training
?Keep the client at the centre of each process and explain what
you are doing
?Follow your risk assessment of the environment
?Adopt good posture for all techniques
?Do not reach stretch, or over extend at any point in the
movement
?Keep objects and people close to your body
?Use appropriate handling equipment (handling belt)
?Do not make assumptions, follow instructions
?Know yourself; be responsible for your current health & safety
?Keep instruction clear and simple
?Rehearse the stages of the move in your head
?Ensure you have prepared your current and intended
environment or space
?Get help where ever or whenever necessary
?Never carry weight outside your capability
?Never bend or twist whilst holding weight
?Stay calm and concentrate on what you are doing, don’t be
distracted