Manual Handling Courses Designed For Long Term Health & Safety

Manual handling injuries are the product of poor work practices and a lack of effective ergonomic systems. A culture that ignores an employee’s complaints about the twinges in their back when they complete certain tasks fails to notice the early warning signs of a problem that could develop into something much greater.

Companies with a culture of open communication take such complaints as a red flag that needs to be addressed. A simple tweak to the workspace or a new chair could make all the difference, or it could be through training that the team learns how best to handle materials in a manner that protects their bodies, which can be accomplished through job site manual handling training.

Manual Handling Training Delivered by Qualified Health Professionals

When you opt for a manual handling program from the team here at Corporate Work Health Australia, you gain the knowledge, expertise and advice from professionals with practical experience. What’s more, our manual handling courses are carried out by qualified physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and osteopaths.

We believe that every business has the potential to embrace a better way of working that can lead to even greater profits. Better still, morale will receive a welcome boost when you engage the best manual handling training available in Australia today.

Limit Risk In Your Workplace With Custom Manual Handling Training

Those that participate in the manual handling training course gain a greater understanding of the risks that are present in the workplace and how to instruct their staff in terms of manual handling. The education gained will afford you the chance to streamline and improve your processes and practices, even in small ways, which can lead to the greater overall wellbeing of those you employ.

Training Can Reduce Injuries And Compensation

Manual handling is the most common cause of injury in Australia. 107,355 serious claims were lodged in the 2014-15 financial year. Injury and musculoskeletal disorders led to 90% of these serious claims, with the most common traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injuries (almost 45%). In 2012–13, work-related injury and disease cost the Australian economy $61.8 billion. Injuries accounted for $28 billion (45%) of the cost.

Manual handling (now manual tasks 2010) means more than just lifting or carrying something. The term ‘manual tasks’ is used to describe a range of activities including lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, moving, holding or restraining an object, animal or person. This means that all of your workers are exposed to and are at risk of manual handling injuries. Australian WHS (OH&S) legislation requires employers to identify, assess and control workplace hazards.

One of these hazards is the risk of injury caused by manual tasks. The national standard for manual tasks requires that all tasks in your workplace which involve manual handling are identified and that the risk of injury is assessed. Where there is risk of injury, suitable ‘control measures’ must be introduced. Manual handling training is one such control measure.

View more workplace injury statistics to see why manual handling training and courses are essential visit the safe work australia website.

Excellence in Manual Tasks Training

All our manual handling training courses are written using evidence-based material and the most up to date Australian legislation. Corporate Work Health Australia’s training team are fully qualified Physiotherapists, Osteopaths or Exercise Physiologists who pride themselves on delivering effective, easy to understand, jargon free training, best suited for up to 12 workers. Corporate Work Health Australia brings a wealth of experience of working across a broad spectrum of both public and private sectors of industry offering a full and varied portfolio of services aimed at reducing the costs associated with musculoskeletal injury.

Easy to Understand Materials Handling Courses

Our fully qualified training team can provide ‘real life’ examples of injuries they treat daily which reinforces the importance of applying good techniques and teaching the ‘why’ behind the ‘how’ of good technique that people can relate to. The training ensures delegates acquire safe lifting and materials handling skills that are specific to their work environment and reinforce the importance of good technique being applied to all aspects of everyday life. The training also has a strong focus on involving workers in the risk management processes.

A worksite manual handling course always contains a lot of information that at first glance seems obvious, but in truth, has never really been vocalised within the workplace to that point. Sometimes for a company to change its ways an impartial outside voice is needed to discuss such issues and pinpoint the possible negative outcomes that could arise from a failure to change.

Specialised Manual Handling Training Courses

At Corporate Work Health Australia, we specialise in tailoring our manual handling training methods to the companies that we work for. Over an hour and a half, or two and a half hours, your team can engage with practical and theoretical components that are relevant to their work. Instead of choosing an off the shelf program that delivers generic information, choosing to directly engage the workforce enables practical education and allows your team to practice manual handling tasks in the workplace.

Any business that believes that they could do things differently to reduce the number of injuries reported as a result of poor practices should first speak with their workers to determine where they see problems. Systems are often designed in isolation from practical application and it is only when feedback is sought that any problematic elements come to light.

For your manual handling program *, your workshop could also involve a session that partly focuses on office ergonomics and manual handling theory and practical. By the end of the session, your workers will have been trained in the best way to complete their job. Contact us to discover which is the right package for your business.