RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Innovation in tools for safe manual handling in a Hong Kong private hospital
JF BMJ Innovations
JO BMJ Innov
FD All India Institute of Medical Sciences
SP 158
OP 165
DO 10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000088
VO 2
IS 4
A1 Man Fai Har
A1 Kenneth Howard Lam
A1 Tak Ting Pang
A1 Chung Yee Mak
A1 Sze Wah Tam
A1 Pok Faan Tsang
A1 Hong Ting Lau
A1 Ching Leong Wong
A1 Wing Yee Wu
YR 2016
UL http://innovations.bmj.com/content/2/4/158.abstract
AB Staff in the healthcare industry are susceptible to musculoskeletal injuries due to frequent manual handling procedures. The study describes the systematic approach in proactive risk assessment of occupational safety and innovative design of appropriate tools to minimise the risk of injury to staff in a private hospital in Hong Kong. As a result, 4 tools to cater to specific manual handling procedures were developed by an in-house engineering team. The study highlights the benefits of incorporating innovations in tool (re)design to enhance safe manual handling in a hospital setting.