... the way.Source: Manual handling trainer201Section 7: equipment for moving and handling people tomanoeuvreintightcorners and narrowcorridors and throughdoorways and hospitallifts• Compatibility ... people Thissectiondescribesthemaintypes and functionsofequipment for moving and handling people. Section8oftheGuidelines,‘Equipmentmanagement’,coversequipmentprocurementsystems,maintaininganequipmentregister and equipmentstorage,maintenance and replacement.Equipmentisacorecomponentineffectivemoving and handlingprogrammes,togetherwithriskassessments,theuseofcorrecttechniques,stafftraining and appropriatefacilitydesign.Thesupplyofequipmentbyitselfwillnotleadtoreducedratesofinjuryunlessequipmentuseispartofacomprehensivemoving and handlingprogramme.Successfulprogrammesprovidebothequipment and traininginhowtousespecificitemsofequipment for lifting,transferring and repositioningclients.Theproperuseofequipmentisessential for thesafetyofbothclients and carers and improvesthequalityofclientcare.Equipmentcanalsofacilitateclientrehabilitation,decreasemorbidity and preservethedignityofclients.Comparedwithtechniquesthatinvolvemanualtransfersofclientswithoutequipment,theuseofequipmentlessenstheforcesrequired for moving and handlingclients and canreducetherisks.Moving and handlingequipmentalsoimprovesclientoutcomes,suchasreducingtheirlengthofstay and theriskofcomplicationssuchasdeepveinthrombosis,chestinfections,urinarytractinfections,pressureulcers,skintears and falls.Having‘fit for purpose’equipmentisoneofthemostimportantaspectsofmoving and handlingprogrammes.Newmoving and handlingequipmentisconstantlybeingdeveloped.Withtheincreasingcomplexityofequipment and technologicaldevelopments,informationaboutspecificequipmentcanbecomeoutdated.Managersresponsible for purchasingequipment, and people providingtraininginequipmentuse,needtokeepuptodatewithdevelopmentsinequipment for moving and handling people. Theprimaryfocusofthissectionisondescriptionsofequipment and specificfeatures.Specificprocedures for usingequipment,suchasslidesheets,slings and hoists,aredescribedinSection4Techniques for moving and handling people. 220handholds.Thecarerthenturnstheplatform and theclientsitsdowninthenewposition.Theclient’sfeetmustbeplacedcentrallyontheturntableorframedturningplatformsothattherotationthroughthetransferissmooth.Careisneededastheseitemscanrotateunpredictablyifnotcontrolled.Theturningplatformshouldhaveafoot‑operatedbrakethatisengagedwhenthecarerstepsdownontheouteredgeoftheturntable.Shower ... people Thissectiondescribesthemaintypes and functionsofequipment for moving and handling people. Section8oftheGuidelines,‘Equipmentmanagement’,coversequipmentprocurementsystems,maintaininganequipmentregister and equipmentstorage,maintenance and replacement.Equipmentisacorecomponentineffectivemoving and handlingprogrammes,togetherwithriskassessments,theuseofcorrecttechniques,stafftraining and appropriatefacilitydesign.Thesupplyofequipmentbyitselfwillnotleadtoreducedratesofinjuryunlessequipmentuseispartofacomprehensivemoving and handlingprogramme.Successfulprogrammesprovidebothequipment and traininginhowtousespecificitemsofequipment for lifting,transferring and repositioningclients.Theproperuseofequipmentisessential for thesafetyofbothclients and carers and improvesthequalityofclientcare.Equipmentcanalsofacilitateclientrehabilitation,decreasemorbidity and preservethedignityofclients.Comparedwithtechniquesthatinvolvemanualtransfersofclientswithoutequipment,theuseofequipmentlessenstheforcesrequired for moving and handlingclients and canreducetherisks.Moving and handlingequipmentalsoimprovesclientoutcomes,suchasreducingtheirlengthofstay and theriskofcomplicationssuchasdeepveinthrombosis,chestinfections,urinarytractinfections,pressureulcers,skintears and falls.Having‘fit for purpose’equipmentisoneofthemostimportantaspectsofmoving and handlingprogrammes.Newmoving and handlingequipmentisconstantlybeingdeveloped.Withtheincreasingcomplexityofequipment and technologicaldevelopments,informationaboutspecificequipmentcanbecomeoutdated.Managersresponsible for purchasingequipment, and people providingtraininginequipmentuse,needtokeepuptodatewithdevelopmentsinequipment for moving and handling people. Theprimaryfocusofthissectionisondescriptionsofequipment and specificfeatures.Specificprocedures for usingequipment,suchasslidesheets,slings and hoists,aredescribedinSection4Techniques for moving and handling people. 220handholds.Thecarerthenturnstheplatform and theclientsitsdowninthenewposition.Theclient’sfeetmustbeplacedcentrallyontheturntableorframedturningplatformsothattherotationthroughthetransferissmooth.Careisneededastheseitemscanrotateunpredictablyifnotcontrolled.Theturningplatformshouldhaveafoot‑operatedbrakethatisengagedwhenthecarerstepsdownontheouteredgeoftheturntable.Shower...