Manual Handling
and Ergonomics
Keeping your workplace safe and healthy

Background:

All workers are at risk of injury whether their work is physical, and involves manual handling, or whether they work at a desk, and face the risks that come with inactivity.  Nobody comes to work to get injured, and sound work practices can help avoid this.

Timing:  1.5 hour workshop

Who should attend:  All workers, supervisors, team leaders and managers who want to maintain safe work practices.

Workshop Overview:  Topics include:

• Identification of issues
• Risk assessment
• Control options using hierarchy of control
• Responsibilities of workers and managers under the WHS Act
• Consultation
• Reporting
• Safe lifting techniques
• Pushing and pulling techniques
• Assess the work environment
• Healthy job design
• Manual handling code of practice
• Questions and scenarios