Health and social care: Scottish manual handling passport scheme - version 3
Scheme providing a national framework to reduce manual handling risks across health and social care in Scotland, by setting out required organisational systems, including modular training and competency standards. The guidance supports safe practice, wellbeing and consistent, person centred care.
Appendix D - Manual Handling Audit Tool
The purpose of the audit is to ensure that participating organisations can demonstrate compliance with the principles and guidance in the Scottish Manual Handling Passport Scheme (SMHPS), by demonstrating that the Organisation:
1) has documented management arrangements in place to adequately control the risks from manual handling (MH) activities and there is management commitment and support to implement the MH strategy
2) identifies competent individuals to undertake key MH roles
3) allocates sufficient resources to implement, develop and deliver the MH education strategy in line with the MH management arrangements
4) has systems in place to assess the risks arising from MH activities and to identify control measures
5) has systems to identify learning needs of employees including a suitable and sufficient education programme to address needs identified
6) records training in line with the SMHPS
7) has systems to audit, monitor and review MH incidents and practices
8) has provided foundation training that meets the aims & learning outcomes specified within the SMHPS
9) has implemented a system of assessment of competence and / or formal refresher/update education where the MH risk assessment has identified MH education as a control measure
10) has appropriate MH documentation that meets the minimum criteria identified in the SMHPS
Although participation in the SMHPS is not compulsory, implementation of the guidance contained in it may be taken into account by health and safety inspectors when seeking demonstrations of compliance with the relevant legal requirements.
The audit tool may be used to audit the whole organisation or an individual service. The audit should be conducted by a competent person from within the organisation with knowledge of manual handling (MH), or by an External or Internal Auditor appointed by the organisation. If a competent auditor with no knowledge of MH is conducting the audit, a person from the organisation knowledgeable in MH should be present.
The Manual Handling Audit Tool is available from the SMHPS Registration webpage hosted on the Scottish Manual Handling Forum website - SMHPS Audit Tool
Contact
Email: SMHPS.Register@gmail.com