HME has wide experience in conducting manual handling safety audits in the health and care sector. Audits are conducted on an organisation wide basis or in specific service areas. Audit tools have been designed and tested in the workplace and are compatible with HSE and professional guidelines and the All Wales Manual Handling Training Passport and information Scheme.

Services include:

• Management systems audit
  Based on HSG65 ‘Successful health and safety management’ which follows 5 steps which look at policy, organisation, planning, monitoring and review.
   

• Observational audit for patient/client transfers

  On site observation of moving and assisting patients and clients

   

• Training Audit
  Designed to evaluate training delivery and considers:

• Pre training preparation

• Trainer specification

• Training venue and equipment

• Training content and methodology

• Post training follow up
   

• Report and recommendations
  Comprehensive analysis of report findings and action planning recommendations