Authors (including presenting author) :
KWOK ACF, CHAU DKW, LAI WY, CHAN ACM
Affiliation :
(1)Physiotherapy Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Introduction :
Physiotherapists play important role in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) by providing training, work assessment, consultation and professional recommendation. Manual Handling Operations (MHO) related injury was one of the major sources of Injury-On-Duty (IOD) in Kowloon Central Cluster (KCC) in the past few years. Physiotherapy (PT) Department of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) cooperated with OSH team organized MHO Train-The-Trainer (TTT) workshops since August 2018. The aims of the MHO TTT workshops were to equip the trainers from different departments with adequate MHO skills and knowledge. The trainers then could help to promote and enhance MHO safety measures among their department.
Objectives :
To assess the performance of trainers after MHO TTT workshop and to evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the MHO TTT workshops.
Methodology :
The MHO TTT workshop was led by a team of experienced PT staff in QEH. The team was responsible for developing a standardized training material, delivering lectures and practical sessions, experience sharing and exercise demonstration. All the participants were pre-requested to complete the basic MHO training course. Evaluation of performance was given to individual participant according to the standardized assessment criteria list. Immediate remedial training was given to those who failed to fulfill all the listed criteria. Re-assessment was given after the remedial training. Post-workshop evaluation survey was also conducted to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of the workshops. After completion of the workshop, the trainers were required to provide training and to conduct risk assessment in their workplace. A training package included training material, and evaluation kits were provided.
Result & Outcome :
Two MHO TTT workshops were conducted from August to October 2018. A total of 60 nursing staff (N=60) participated in the workshops. Majority of them were Nursing Officers or Advanced Practice Nurses (52%) with working experiences for more than 10 years (66%). All participants fulfilled all the assessment criteria. Concerning the appropriateness of the workshops, 62% and 38% of the participants expressed ‘Agree’ and ‘Strongly Agree’ respectively on the training contents, material preparation and training package. The average score of the competency in teaching MHO training and assessing participants’ performance were 8.38 and 8.28 out of 10 respectively. The program was successful and should be rollout to other departments.
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