Mannequins – manual handling using “handcuffs”
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Safe Work Method Statement
Mannequins – manual handling using
“handcuffs”
RISK ASSESSMENT
NUMBER
S.O.P NUMBER
RISK ASSESSMENT
Medium
DATE CREATED
12 June 2014
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Employees Involved in SOP
Creation
Jane Stephenson
Shelly McClean
Louella Bailey
Susan Brougham
Cyle Sprick
Personal Protective Equipment Required
REVIEW
Review due 2019
Closed in shoes
Before work Commences
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Ensure floor is clear
No trip hazards
Staff informed and trained in manual handling and equipment
Basic Task Step(s)
Hazards
Trained staff required to lift
 Heavy
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and move
 Awkward
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Floor is clear from trip
 Crushing
hazards
 Tripping
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Ensure adjustable height
 Unstable loads when
levels when moving and
moving
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storing mannequins
 Trapping fingers from
Utilize lifting devices
moveable parts
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provided- Promed lifter /Pat
 Fluids - spills
slide.
 Promed lifter brakes not
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Select appropriate sling
locked
Store mannequins safely
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CPR Only - storage boxes
heavy
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Safe Procedures
Trained staff - two person lift
Label all mannequins as ‘Two Person
Lift’
Adjustable height levels - beds/ chairs
are at correct waist height
Ensure brakes are on bed/chair trolley /
lifter
Bedford Mannequins disconnect @
waist - half torso
Select appropriate sling for mannequin
and attach
Ensure item is secure before the lift
Two staff members one to push lifter
and one to guide to correctly position
Store mannequins safely at correct
waist height storage
Use sack truck to move CPR
mannequin’s cases as per
physiotherapist.
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Handcuffs…er Manual Handling aid
We have recently started moving our manikins on and off beds and various shelves using a typical spinal
board. Nothing new here. We often wrap them up in a sheet which works really well to keep everything
contained and keeps the dust off for longer term storage. For quicker moves – particularly for BLS practice
on the floor where you don’t want a sheet (like you would on a bed), the manikins become a bit more
awkward with their arms falling down.
The solution to this was a simple strap with loops in the ends like a set of handcuffs. This is easy to store
and use and prevents the arms from falling down while rolling on/off a backboard whether it’s onto the
floor or a bed or shelf.
Once on the backboard, ANY trolley/cart will serve to help move them around. Much more maneuverable
than a bed or even an ambulance barouche.
The strap is about 600mm long with about 150mm ‘long’ (300-400mm circumference) loops in each end.
About 1 meter of simple webbing = $1.
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There has been a new requirement to label heavier manikins with warning signs indicating two-person
handling was required. We have added these signs to the handcuffs.
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