Patient Handling Techniques and New Technology for Health Care Workers

"Each participant will receive an ergonomic training on proper patient handling technique, adhering to the appropriate program to use with the SAMS bed and the Vendlet between session 1 \& 2.~In small groups of 6-10 participants, a healthcare ergonomist (M. Leger) will be responsible to demonstrate, instruct and evaluate each participant on all 4 techniques on the SAMS bed. Each participant will have multiple opportunities to demonstrate their skills.~In the same session, each participant will also receive proper training from a specialized occupational therapist on how to use the Vendlet. Each participant will have multiple opportunities to demonstrate their skills.~After completing the intervention, each participant will be prepared to participate in the post-intervention data collection session in the laboratory."