You’ve no doubt seen this sign before. It is a sign often used near care homes up and down the country, to warn motorists of elderly people crossing the road. The sign has sparked…
Shane Morris - Manual handling trainer I recently read a story about a brilliant, pioneering doctor called Peter Provonost. Dr Provonost introduced a revolutionary protocol that saved thousands of lives. His revolutionary technique did…
Shane Morris - Osteopaths For Industry trainer Anyone who has ever attended an Osteopaths For Industry training course will have heard a discussion about habits. A question we like to ask delegates is “Why…
Employees in the health and social care sectors may be involved in moving and handling activities such as moving equipment, laundry, catering, distributing supplies or assisting patients/residents in moving. The moving and handling of…
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As human beings, ironically, it is often the body's more vital functions that we take for granted - for example, the beating of our heart, or the movement of our rib cage inflating our…
OFI congratulates one of its manual handling consultants, Emma Tarpey, for her receipt of an AXREM (Association of Healthcare Technology Providers for Imaging, Radiotherapy and Care) ‘Clinical Individual’ award. This was announced at the…
'The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice......' R.D. Laing How many of us, when undertaking risk assessment, sometimes fail to see 'the wood for the…
What would you choose if you were asked to come up with an iconic posture that sums up our 21st century lifestyle? Sadly, I suspect, many of us would visualise someone bent-double over their…
As a trainer in the field of Manual Handling training, it is deceptively easy to reinforce the message that we are simply biological machines that need educating in the 'reality' of basic mechanics. Staff…
It’s all very well updating your training methodologies, but if you’ve got no evaluation process in place you have no idea of what’s working and what isn’t. Make sure you build a robust review…
Hands-on practical skills training is an absolute must. Too much spoken information can lead to a lower rate of learning retention. This is why our team of instructors, each a fully qualified osteopath or…
Have you ever left a training session feeling fuzzy about the connection between how to do a correct procedure, and why it is necessary to do it that way? OFI Manual Handling trainer and…
Weaving Anecdotes and real-life Case Studies into our training sessions helps to communicate learning more clearly. That is what we have discovered, over the course of more than 20 years delivering top quality training.…
Make your manual handling courses more engaging by refreshing your training methods. Let's face it: The mention of “Manual Handling training” is hardly likely to instil joy in the hearts of your employees. So…
Research supports the ‘Stages of Change Model' in its approach to education in Risk Management Research studies, specifically in the field of musculoskeletal risk management, have shown strong evidence for the long-term effectiveness of…
Tips for setting up your computer workstation & staying physically healthy when homeworking Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, many people are now working from home, and for most of us, this will be…
Make courses more engaging by customising training to suit your delegates. Research has yielded compelling evidence that tailored education to suit differing roles or recipient groups (i.e. management or operatives) is more effective. Tailored…
Training isn't just important - it is vital! So it's vital that you get your message across. Make 'practical' an important part of your manual handling training courses. As a Manual Handling trainer, you…
Do your employees drag themselves into work? Is a smile a vague memory? If so, your employees' morale may need a boost. Low morale can lead to poor cooperation, low productivity and increased staff…