Welcome to M.A.Smith Associates
Established since 1989
- Manual Handling Training Advisory Services
- Equipment Suppliers for Health & Social Care Environments
Based in rural Herefordshire but working nationally, we are a company specialising in providing quality Moving and Handling Training and Advice to assist all businesses and individuals in ensuring compliance with current legislation and reducing the likelihood of musculoskeletal injuries at work. All our trainers/advisors are trained to the highest of standards, promoting ‘best practice’ at all times, each being selected for their extensive experience working with local authorities, industry, health trusts, charities, as well as individual establishments and people, including direct payment recipients and their staff/families.
We can tailor our courses to suit your organisation’s needs, however large or small, so call us to discuss your specific requirements.
We also specialise in supplying disability equipment within health and social care environments. Our aim is to offer the most complete range and choice of high quality, ergonomically correct solutions in the UK. We can help you in making the right choice of equipment by providing demonstrations/assessments to enable individuals, establishments and professionals to ascertain suitability prior to purchase.
Our aim is to provide a personal, friendly service, whilst ensuring quality and reliability.
Manual Handling Training
A range of manual handling courses to suit all your needs.
- Moving & Handling of People
- Safe Use of Equipment
- Safe Use of Hoists and Slings
- Specialist Handling Workshops (people handling/object handling): moving and handling people with physical disabilities – list of courses from training enquiries
- Object Handling
- Manual Handling and Posture in Office Environments
- Annual Updates / Refreshers plus much more…
Advisory Services
Should you need more assistance with the Management of Manual Handling Risk, we are able to provide advice and guidance on all your Policies, Organisational, Monitoring, Supervision and Audit issues relating to Manual Handling with the following services:-
- Manual Handling Audits
- Needs Analysis (Systems/Training/Advice & Guidance)
- Written Policies and Procedures
- Ergonomic Risk Assessments Completed (including complex people / object handling situations)
We work with local Nottinghamshire County Council and are therefore regularly in the Nottingham/Nottinghamshire area and are therefore more than happy to arrange and complete assessments/advisory visits to your home.
Equipment Suppliers
We supply high quality, cost effective equipment for Heath and Social Care Environments. Our aim is to help people to remain mobile, be independent and stay active and healthy whilst ensuring comfort at all times.
Our range of products therefore, consider a variety of care needs for:
- Moving and Handling of People
- Personal Hygiene
- Fall Prevention and Mobility Aids
- Aids for Daily Living plus much more…
Our full brochure is available upon request together with details of our free workshops. Plus we have a buy-on-line site see www.handling4u.co.uk.
