Manual Handling

Re: Manual Handling

Vicky RVN — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:34:59 GMT

My old place had one...i miss it! It's prob nicer for the dog as well to get on/off on their own rather than being man handled!

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Nick Shackleton — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:14:51 GMT

[quote user="Bouncyfi"]

I've got one which lowers to about 10 - 12" off the floor - its great, feeling lazy then I just lower it and get the dogs to jump off (if they're able)

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Same here nothing better than hydrolic tables on wheels

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Fiona Leathers — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:20:13 GMT

I've got one which lowers to about 10 - 12" off the floor - its great, feeling lazy then I just lower it and get the dogs to jump off (if they're able)

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:24:07 GMT

I want a wheelie table thay goes almost to the floor! God our job would be SO much easier than. Mind you, in our building i don't think we'd be able to get far with all of the corners to go round.

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Shane — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:24:27 GMT

I had a horse roll over me about 11 years ago, and sometimes my back still bothers me when I used to lift heavy dogs. Being the only guy in the place did not often help as was always been asked to help.

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S-J — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:39:19 GMT

i did hurt my my back a few weeks ago, no idea what i did but it just got worse and very uncomfortable rather than painful. but it did get better until i forgot on fri and lifted some trays of food and back came the twinges.

then all more or less fine again till monday night when i was in the garden, slipped on the decking and landed right on my backside, nearly passed out, was hoping somebody had heard me scream unfortunatly not, so i had to stay laid out on the floor getting very wet till i could see straight. now i really hurt.

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Nick Shackleton — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:02:30 GMT

We have roughly 5 trolleys one dedicated for theatre! All animals are wheeled in and out of theatres! No animals are lifted!

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Saskia Quinn — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:00:52 GMT

We have one table with wheels, and I have to say, it is a true life saver. When we have big dogs/euthanasia's etc, it is a godsend.

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les punton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:52:32 GMT

no we dont have the poster, however we moved to a purpose built surgery last year and our wheely tables fit into every room which has made such a difference!

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Cat Woman — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:05:47 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]

Check this cat woman

http://www.rcvs.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=93187#accreditation

these are the guidelines for practice standards scheme

and states:

Meet legal and health and safety requirements covering its premises, equipment, clients and employees

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Guidelines though, or legal requirement? I appreciate that there are guidelines for everything - what I want to know though (regarding that particular poster) is, whether or not it is a legal requirement for it to be on display? If it is a legal requirement, I think most practices (or indeed, places of work in general) are not complying. I have worked for some big (well known) companies & as I said, have never seen this poster. Has everyone else here, got it on display?

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:25:36 GMT

I was also a sod it person till a few weeks ago. 2 of us lifting a 30kg or so recumbrent dog into a kennel on a duvet. Jeasus christ on toast with the saints PAIN!!! now it is a case of l come first.

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les punton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:18:00 GMT

take care evry1, I pulled a muscle in my back at the gym, didnt take it easy and on xmas eve year an a half ago I dislocated my back lifting a gdv!

went to hosp, where they told me to take paracetamol and rest it as they thought it was my pull playing up! It was 3 in the morning and she couldnt be a***d to write a prescription so had to wait til I got home for medication. needless to say this was not strong enough it was a few weeks down the line when it was diagnosed as dislocated, ended up being in a lot of pain, physio, meds, off on call etc all because I didnt repect myself.

left me with a weakness ...............more careful now!

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Siobhan Steven — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:36:13 GMT

Glad its not just me who feels the aches and pains, not that I would wish it on anyone. Or am I just showing my age? My sister and I used to try to outdo each other carrying 10kg boxes of frozen chips when we worked in hospitality together! I could do 3, not too bad for a 45kg chick! Bit stupid now, in hindsight, but that was when OH & S didn't exist. I had a huge deviation in my coccyx for ages, got sore standing at concerts etc, having two kids and breaking it when I fell over on a beach putting a wet suit on probably didn't help! But I had a chiropractor put it back in and havn't had a problem since. But I do get strange comments from co-workers when I bend zee knees to help pick up patients, 20 years of skiing does your knees no good! Maybe I should self medicate...carprofan anyone? SO just kidding...

Re: Manual Handling

Nick Shackleton — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:30:52 GMT

Check this cat woman

http://www.rcvs.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=93187#accreditation

these are the guidelines for practice standards scheme

and states:

Meet legal and health and safety requirements covering its premises, equipment, clients and employees

Re: Manual Handling

Cat Woman — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:18:07 GMT

[quote user="Nick Shackleton"]

[quote user="Cat Woman"]

I want that poster! Our boss insists that us girlies!! are able to lift 30kg on our own!

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Cat woman I believe it is a legal requirement to display health and safety poster, we have them dotted around our staff room

Alternatively just search for them on line

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/HealthAndSafetyAtWork/index.htm

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Never seen it! & never worked anywhere that displays it! We have the usual H&S poster, but nothing relating to anything specific - I'm sure we are not the only Practice - we recently had a Tier 2 inspection & they are pretty hot on paperwork etc, so would have thought it would have been mentioned then if it were a legal requirement?

Re: Manual Handling

A Little TLC — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:48:24 GMT

it never used to bother me lugging the 30+ sacks about on my shoulders, luckily never had any problems with my back because of it. but then as an ex-gymnast, i am stupidly strong for my size and always hoisted them higher to prevent bending...

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Nick Shackleton — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:41:58 GMT

[quote user="Cat Woman"]

I want that poster! Our boss insists that us girlies!! are able to lift 30kg on our own!

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Cat woman I believe it is a legal requirement to display health and safety poster, we have them dotted around our staff room

Alternatively just search for them on line

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/HealthAndSafetyAtWork/index.htm

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Deemus — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:21:57 GMT

I'm so glad it's not just me. Sorry guys! I find that after standing all day, when I get home and flop on the sofa, it can be really hard to get going again. Sometime's I'm almost bent double until my back sorts itself out. My feet are sometimes painful too, thank god for proper footwear!

Hips knackered, back knackered, knees knackered, right thumb base abnormally large due to raising of countless veins over the years! Must be a VN

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Cat Woman — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:03:24 GMT

I want that poster! Our boss insists that us girlies!! are able to lift 30kg on our own!

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Saskia Quinn — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:24:37 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

did anybody else get told the following whilst at work ' if you aint standing you aint working!' - quite a few places i have worked this has been the rule - no wonder so many nurses suffer from knee and other joint pain. I find now that if I stand for more than an 8 hour stint my back is killing me and I find it difficult to actually sit down. A lot of the vets who had this rule I noticed spent a good half of the day sat on their ***e - even if they were working. It sort of proves the point you dont have to be stand to be working

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yes, indeed Sal. As if that wasnt bad enough - you had to be physically doing something to prove you were working when the boss was around. No, we were not allowed to be monitoring an anaesthetic - we had to be either washing instruments from the previous one or cleaning

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Sal the 1st — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:06:48 GMT

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Vicky RVN — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:45:31 GMT

I used to work in a pet shop selling large amount of sacks of horse/dog/poultry feed. I don't think my couple of years of working there will have done any good for my back, esp when a delivery of 30 odd sacks would arrive

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Kerry Spain — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:55:17 GMT

I have joint problems now, not so much my back but hips and knees which I put down to hours of standing at work

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Night — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:51:19 GMT

I used to be one of those I'm fit and I'll be fine people. I now have back issues and although it is a little late I definately take as much care as I can of my back. When you're younger you don't notice the strains, it's once you get older the damage shows.

A little TLC, yes I used to do that too with 40 or so 25kg/30kg sacks of food once a week in one of my jobs, however much it keeps you fit, it does nacker your back.

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A Little TLC — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:43:24 GMT

hmmm, im 5ft tall, used to throw 25kg sack of corn onto my shoulder and carry them round... bit different to that diagram!!