Participants will be able to use the Code of Practice Manual Handling to identify risk factors for specific tasks and develop appropriate controls.
This course covers back injuries, the anatomy and biomechanics of the spine, legislation, process of identification of risks, control measures and treatment of back injuries.
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Explain the requirements for employee involvement in the OHS Legislation.
- Describe how injury to the muscles, spine and tensons can occur lifting.
- State the four criteria to be applied to identify tasks that require an investigation of manual handling risk factors and explain when the Risk Identification checklist in the Code of Practice should be used.
- Use the checklist developed from the Code of Practice for Manual Handling to identify and assess risk factors for a selected task.
- With reference to the nine control strategies listed in the Code of Practice, participate in the selection of practicable short and/or long term controls.
Duration: 1 day, 9am - 1pm.
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