Nico Knibbe - If a ‘patient handling utopia’ exists anywhere — it must be in the Netherlands‪.‬ Manual Handling Collective

Join Simone as she chats to Nicco Knibbe from the Netherlands. Knibbe holds a Masters in Human movement, and has devoted the past 33 years to the field of, 'Occupational Health.' He is a researcher & educator who has written over 100 articles.


Free website and resources from the Netherlands

www.locomotion.nl Nico and Hanneke’s company website (need to use google translate) – see free publications

www.free-learning.nl 60 short patient handling modules with video scenarios followed by questions and printable completion certificate

www.goedgebruik.nl (means ‘use it well’) more than 200 instructional patient handling videos (techniques and equipment)

www.tilthermometer.nl facility patient handling risk assessment tool (Translated into English) – print PDF of results

www.leerstand.nl Leer stand (= learning mode) . Self-assessment before the system selects tailored learning advice as a PDF

www.ergofilm.nl ‘ergo selfie’ video share site



www.sphmjournal.com International Journal of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility