... Extracareneedstobetakenwithclientswithspecificclinicalconditions,suchaslowmuscletone,osteoporosis,spinalmetastasis and difficultystandingwiththeirfeetflat• Standinghoistsshouldhaveadjustablelegstogounder and aroundchairs and toilets.Example of standing hoistfigure 7.19Example of standaid ... the way.Source: Manual handling trainer201Section 7: equipment for moving and handling peopletomanoeuvreintightcorners and narrowcorridors and throughdoorways and hospitallifts• Compatibility ... peopleThissectiondescribesthemaintypes and functionsofequipmentformoving and handlingpeople.Section8oftheGuidelines,‘Equipmentmanagement’,coversequipmentprocurementsystems,maintaininganequipmentregister and equipmentstorage,maintenance and replacement.Equipmentisacorecomponentineffectivemoving and handlingprogrammes,togetherwithriskassessments,theuseofcorrecttechniques,stafftraining and appropriatefacilitydesign.Thesupplyofequipmentbyitselfwillnotleadtoreducedratesofinjuryunlessequipmentuseispartofacomprehensivemoving and handlingprogramme.Successfulprogrammesprovidebothequipment and traininginhowtousespecificitemsofequipmentforlifting,transferring and repositioningclients.Theproperuseofequipmentisessentialforthesafetyofbothclients and carers and improvesthequalityofclientcare.Equipmentcanalsofacilitateclientrehabilitation,decreasemorbidity and preservethedignityofclients.Comparedwithtechniquesthatinvolvemanualtransfersofclientswithout equipment, theuseofequipmentlessenstheforcesrequiredformoving and handlingclients and canreducetherisks.Moving and handlingequipmentalsoimprovesclientoutcomes,suchasreducingtheirlengthofstay and theriskofcomplicationssuchasdeepveinthrombosis,chestinfections,urinarytractinfections,pressureulcers,skintears and falls.Having‘fit‑for‑purpose’equipmentisoneofthemostimportantaspectsofmoving and handlingprogrammes.Newmoving and handlingequipmentisconstantlybeingdeveloped.Withtheincreasingcomplexityofequipment and technologicaldevelopments,informationaboutspecificequipmentcanbecomeoutdated.Managersresponsibleforpurchasing equipment, and peopleprovidingtraininginequipmentuse,needtokeepuptodatewithdevelopmentsinequipmentformoving and handlingpeople.Theprimaryfocusofthissectionisondescriptionsofequipment and specificfeatures.Specificproceduresforusing equipment, suchasslidesheets,slings and hoists,aredescribedinSection4Techniquesformoving and handlingpeople.220handholds.Thecarerthenturnstheplatform and theclientsitsdowninthenewposition.Theclient’sfeetmustbeplacedcentrallyontheturntableorframedturningplatformsothattherotationthroughthetransferissmooth.Careisneededastheseitemscanrotateunpredictablyifnotcontrolled.Theturningplatformshouldhaveafoot‑operatedbrakethatisengagedwhenthecarerstepsdownontheouteredgeoftheturntable.Shower...