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PD CEN ISO/TR 12296:2013

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

Ergonomics. Manual handling of people in the healthcare sector
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3 Recommendations
Annex A (informative) - Risk estimation and risk
        evaluation
Annex B (informative) - Organizational aspects of
        patient handling interventions
Annex C (informative) - Aids and equipment
Annex D (informative) - Buildings and environment
Annex E (informative) - Staff education and training
Annex F (informative) - Relevant information regarding
        the evaluation of intervention effectiveness
Bibliography

Gives guidance for assessing the problems and risks associated with manual patient handling in the healthcare sector, and for identifying and applying ergonomic strategies and solutions to those problems and risks.

This Technical Report provides guidance for assessing the problems and risks associated with manual patient handling in the healthcare sector, and for identifying and applying ergonomic strategies and solutions to those problems and risks.

Its main goals are

  • to improve caregivers\' working conditions by decreasing biomechanical overload risk, thus limiting work-related illness and injury, as well as the consequent costs and absenteeism, and

  • to account for patients\' care quality, safety, dignity and privacy as regards their needs, including specific personal care and hygiene.

It is intended for all users (or caregivers and workers) involved in healthcare manual handling and, in particular, healthcare managers and workers, occupational safety and health caregivers, producers of assistive devices and equipment, education and training supervisors, and designers of healthcare facilities.

Its recommendations are primarily applicable to the movement of people (adults and children) in the provision of healthcare services in purposely built or adapted buildings and environments. Some recommendations can also be applied to wider areas (e.g. home care, emergency care, voluntary caregivers, cadaver handling).

The recommendations for patient handling take into consideration work organization, type and number of patients to be handled, aids, spaces where patients are handled, as well as caregivers\' education and awkward postures, but do not apply to object (movement, transfer, pushing and pulling) or animal handling. Task joint analysis in a daily shift involving patient handling, pulling and pushing or object handling and transport is not considered.

Committee
PH/9/-/4
DevelopmentNote
Renumbers & supersedes BS PD ISO/TR 12296. 2013 version incorporates corrigendum to BS PD ISO/TR 12296. (09/2013)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
100
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
CEN ISO/TR 12296:2013 Identical
ISO/TR 12296:2012 Identical

EN 1005-4:2005+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 4: Evaluation of working postures and movements in relation to machinery
ISO 11226:2000 Ergonomics — Evaluation of static working postures
ISO 11228-3:2007 Ergonomics Manual handling Part 3: Handling of low loads at high frequency
ISO 11228-2:2007 Ergonomics Manual handling Part 2: Pushing and pulling
EN 1441 : 1997 MEDICAL DEVICES - RISK ANALYSIS
EN 614-2:2000+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 2: Interactions between the design of machinery and work tasks
EN 1005-1:2001+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 1: Terms and definitions
EN 1005-2:2003+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 2: Manual handling of machinery and component parts of machinery
EN 614-1:2006+A1:2009 Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 1: Terminology and general principles
ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 14121-1:2007 Safety of machinery Risk assessment Part 1: Principles
EN 12182:2012 Assistive products for persons with disability - General requirements and test methods
ISO/TR 14121-2:2012 Safety of machinery — Risk assessment — Part 2: Practical guidance and examples of methods
IEC 60601-2-52:2009+AMD1:2015 CSV Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-52: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of medical beds
EN 1005-5:2007 Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 5: Risk assessment for repetitive handling at high frequency
EN 1970:2000/A1:2005 ADJUSTABLE BEDS FOR DISABLED PERSONS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
ISO 9999:2016 Assistive products for persons with disability Classification and terminology
EN 1005-3:2002+A1:2008 Safety of machinery - Human physical performance - Part 3: Recommended force limits for machinery operation
ISO 11228-1:2003 Ergonomics Manual handling Part 1: Lifting and carrying
ISO 10075:1991 Ergonomic principles related to mental work-load General terms and definitions
ISO 6385:2016 Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems

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