Manual handling causes over a third of all workplace injuries. These include work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) such as pain and injuries to arms, legs and joints, and repetitive strain injuries of various sorts and this has massive implications for companies…
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Disabled Boy Fell to His Death Because of a No Restraint Policy
Disabled boy, 18, allowed to fall to his death because health and safety fears meant carers could not restrain him A disabled boy fell to his death because care home workers were too afraid to restrain him over ‘health and safety’…
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Thinking About Becoming a Properly Qualified Physical Intervention Trainer?
For more info go to: http://www.nfps.info/NFPS-BTEC-Level-3-Restraint-and-Breakaway-Instructors-Course
Tagged with: arrest, arrest and restraint, Mark Dawes, NFPS, NFPS Ltd, physical intervention, physical intervention training, physical restraint training, Positional Asphyxia, postural asphyxiation, reasonable force, restraint, Use of Force, Use of force with Children and Young People
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Posted in Physical Intervention
A Wall is Not Just a Load of Bricks Arranged in Rows
People look at a wall and think that it is an arrangement of bricks laid next to and on top of each other. That is most people’s first impression. However, what really gives the wall its strength is the mortar…
Record £25 Million Payouts to Injured and Axed Teachers
Compensation for teachers has now reached record levels with injured and sacked staff claiming payouts of £25 million last year alone. And for those of you thinking of becoming a Physical Restraint / Intervention Trainer there are serious lessons that…
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£63,000 Insurnace Quote for Company Insurnace for Restraint Related Injuries
Recently a door supervisor trainer informed me that they are losing a lot of door-staff due to incidents at their work place, as a direct result of door staff and members of the public being injured his company has now…
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