MANUAL HANDLING
AND
PEOPLE TRANSFERS
Are you...
- lifting, carrying , pushing, pulling?
- spending time in stooped or unnatural positions?
- helping people who require you to support them?
- at risk of permanent back and neck injury especially if you have had discomfort?
- aware of techniques that reduce the incidence of injury?
Your back is one of your biggest assets, don’t lose its use, and protect yourself now!
This workshop trains you to transfer objects and people correctly and safely. It focuses on employees and others who have to, as part of their employment, carry out manual handling, and covers a number of the areas outlined in the Workcover Core Training Elements on Manual Handling.
You will learn and practice a number of transfers of people and objects as well as relevant problem solving, so that you can apply these to your own work environment.
The day will cover the following:
- Injury statistics and prevalence
- Care of your back
- Environmental factors contributing to safety
- Manual Handling Plans
- Hazard reporting
- Will be devoted to skills learning demonstration of techniques and practice.
- Problem solving of difficult manual handling situations.
- Principles of correct handling (ie adopting strong positions)
- Assessment of your transfer skills.**
The
session is conducted by a field practitioner assessor with years of experience
in human services. he participants who are successful in demonstrating a
competency will receive Certification of Competency. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PRE BOOK FOR THIS
PROGRAM so they can receive a text/workbook to
commence their training via flexible delivery immediately and then
attend the practical workshop on the designated day.
COST $150 per person
Please
send for pre workshop textbook and enclose
the full amount with the enrolment form one week before the commencement of the
course to:
Contact Antonio De Maria; enable@three.com.au or 0413533138, for the date of our next program or we can come to you.
Books available on the topic
CHCOHS302A
Participate In Safety Procedures For Direct Care Work
CHCOHS401A
Implement And Monitor OHS Policies And Procedures For A Workplace
HLTHSE4A
Follow Safe Manual Handling Practices
