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Following on from the purchase trolley saga - does anyone have a safe working practice policy/procedure for equipment trolley use ? ie how to use / safe load etc. I am sure that many people overload their trollies in order to get as much stuff back in as possible - its all too easy to do on a busy shift! Has anyone a document that outlines what should be done, how much to carry , infection control etc that I can look at which safeguards staff? :)I would be interested in any health and safety stuff relating to this ? 
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Can't help you with documents, unfortunately. But, surely every NHS Trust runs regular Health and Safety "Manual Handling" courses (so those people must have it all "chapter and verse", I would have thought). But really it's all about common sense. Don't over-load, and keep the heavy stuff at the bottom (keep the centre of gravity as low down as possible). Don't tell me your new trolley didn't come with an instruction book! 
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Yeah we have the usual but I'm after specifics - and as for common sense when did that ever feature in the NHS!
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To be specific, we would need to have a look at your particular circumstances. What equipment are you dealing with? What type(s) of hospital building:- high-rise, spread-out, Portakabins, lifts ... etc. Distances travelled. Indoors/outdoors ... plus a look at your trolley!
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Do you know Geoff I'd really like a look at my trolley too !!
Havent got it yet!
The equipment is Baxter Colleague and Asena GH pumps, Kontron Cardiac monitors mostly, spread out hospital, with 2 floors so some lifts, mostly indoors. Its three-quarters of a mile from one end of the hospital to the other and we walk that twice a day or more and back!
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Sorry, I can’t take this seriously!  (I wait to be shouted down)  ! I appreciate that health and safety is an issue but come on! Eddie
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Yeah, I'm with you on this one, Eddie (I think). Sorry JoLee, but I can't really see your problem. Sounds like you're in a pretty typical situation there to me.
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I doubt there is much info on "safe working practice policy/procedure for equipment trolley" about because the vast majority of trolleys that I've come across inside this Trust and others have a handle that is too low, forcing the users to bend over whilst moving.
Lee
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The trolley you have purchased should have a maximum weight specified and that is the limit you should not exceed - and yes I do know that most ignore it but there you go.
Mick
(who exceeds the weight specified as overweight)
I was looking back to see if she was looking back to see if I was looking back at her!
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JoLee have you looked at the Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations, (LOLER)1998? If you consider the patient as a load within the definition of what equipment these regulations apply to it should point you in the right direction.
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