Manual Handling

We’re excited to announce the launch of our Manual Handling Training Course for Disability Support Workers and Healthcare Workers. This 15-minute online training course is designed to provide essential knowledge on safe manual handling practices in the workplace. Whether you’re a disability support worker or a healthcare professional, it ensures you have the necessary skills […]

Quick Answer: Manual handling is any task where you use your body to lift, lower, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain something. It becomes a hazardous manual task under Australian WHS law when it involves repetitive or sustained force, high or sudden force, repetitive movement, awkward posture or vibration. Body stressing causes more than a […]

Your employee’s health and safety is often at risk when it comes to manual handling activities. A responsible employer should train their employees to ensure they are aware of the risks and know how to avoid these risks. Manual handling training helps employers provide a risk-free and safe workplace to their staff and volunteers. Despite […]

Risks related to manual handling tasks are not just present in factories and warehouses. Offices also may include activities that require careful monitoring for manual handling tasks. Manual handling training is the tool that helps businesses monitor, eliminate or reduce the risks to health and safety due to hazards. If you are looking for a […]

Does your workplace involve employees lifting, moving, or using force to carry heavy loads? If yes, the next question is, are you educating your employees on how to accomplish these manual handling jobs efficiently and safely? If the answer is no, this blog will help you understand why Manual Handling training is important. Let’s begin […]

Every employee engaged in manual handling activities is subject to health and safety risks associated with manual handling. Although the worker fatality rate in Australia decreased by 53% in 2019 from the peak in 2007, efforts still need to be put in to avoid such incidents in the future. All employers must ensure their workplaces […]

Employee health and safety is not only a compliance concern, it also affects, directly or indirectly, the lives of all workers and society as a whole. A responsible employer needs to look after the safety of their employees, especially when performing manual handling tasks. As per the WHS regulations, employers must implement controls that either […]

Quick Answer: Manual handling injuries are the damage done to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, discs and nerves when a worker lifts, lowers, pushes, pulls, carries, holds or restrains something. In Australia they are the single largest cause of serious workers compensation claims. Body stressing accounted for 50,600 serious claims in 2023–24, or 34.5% of the […]

As an employer, we have an obligation to provide a safe workplace for our staff. The challenge is that providing a safe workplace includes many and varied factors, ranging from physical safety, social safety and mental health and wellbeing. These issues can often be inter-related, for example, a physical injury at work can lead to […]