Eric Baskind, a highly qualified and competent lawyer of many years standing, has confirmed that any person in the UK can carry and use handcuffs and provided their application was ‘reasonable in the circumstances’ they would be viewed as a ‘use of force’ option, no different than physically restraining someone by manual effort.
News
Here you will find all of the latest news articles published in relation to all things to do with physical intervention and physical restraint, self-defence, conflict management, handcuffing and everything and anything else in general.
Achieving A Seventy-Nine Percent Reduction in Prone Restraint [Video]
We’ve just had some phenomenal and exciting news that I wanted to share with you all as we’ve just had the data through that we have managed to reduce prone/face-down restraint by 79% for one organisation between April to December this last year. And we can help you do the same.
Police Delays Force Private Companies To Use Handcuffs [Video]
More private companies, including hospitals, are either using or considering using, handcuffs, due to police delays.
Next BTEC Level 3 Handcuff and Softcuff Trainer Award Course is on the 6th and 15th March – https://nfps.info/btec-level-3-handcuff-trainer-award-courses-2019/
Next BTEC Level 3 Soft Restraint Belt and Kit Trainer Award Course is on the 6th and 15th March – https://nfps.info/soft-restraint-kit-trainer-course/
Why Disclaimers Are Not Worth The Paper They Are Written On [Video]
Many martial arts clubs and self-defence courses ask people to sign disclaimers that basically state that if they get injured on a course, they can’t sue the instructor or the club or the company.
Alternative Injection Site Training
The ‘Alternative Injection Site’ Training Resource is Now Live
IM Rapid Tranquilisation Injection Sites and Alternatives to Prone [Video]
Department of Health Guidance states that “People must not be deliberately restrained in a way that impacts on their airway, breathing or circulation” and that “there must be no planned or intentional restraint of a person in a prone/face-down position on any surface, not just the floor”.
Can An Assailant Sue You If They Get Injured For A Self-Defence Technique That One of Your Students Uses? [Video]
A guy called Graham Leigh who runs a self-defence and martial arts organisation has sent in a great question, which is basically, if I teach someone self-defence and then they use a skill I’ve taught them, which although is deemed to be reasonable in the circumstances, ends up seriously injuring their attacker, can the assailant sue me as the instructor?
Are Police Officers Exempt From Health & Safety Legislation? [Video]
Are Police Officers Exempt From Health & Safety Legislation?
Reasonable Force and The Difference Between Having The Power To Do Something and a Duty To Do Something [Video]
Firstly, thank you to all of you who have left comments and shared our videos this week. It has resulted in some great feedback that has been very welcome.