Manual materials handling (manual handling) may be defined as “any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, push, pull, lower, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any person, animal or object”.
Manual materials handling (manual handling) may be defined as “any activity requiring the use of force exerted by a person to lift, push, pull, lower, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any person, animal or object”.
This course is designed to train students in how to carry out their work safely to remove the risk of injuries. It will teach how to identify risks,
Plan and safely perform manual handling tasks, how to lift and move materials manually and/or how to use basic manual handling equipment in a safe manner.
Poor manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace and the injuries can be disabling and costly.
This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to shift materials safely using manual handling methods.
It includes assessing the risks associated with relocating the load, planning the relocation process and carrying out the relocation in accordance with the plan.
Work must be carried out in compliance with the relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations concerning the manual handling and movement of loads.
Work is performed under some supervision generally within a team environment.
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Ensuring students understand the concepts they’re attempting to learn by providing them with a hands-on approach, in real working environments.
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Along with a large diversity of courses available, we provide students with a fully equipped classroom environment that offers all the basic amenities to ensure optimal learning and concentration for skill training and assessment.
Participants will gain an understanding of the risks posed by asbestos and asbestos containing materials and how to work safely in areas which may be suspected or confirmed of containing asbestos.
To provide the learner with the skills and knowledge to use, fit and safely store breathing apparatus.
Site evacuation exercises are required at least once every 12 months to test internal procedures. Fire & Evac Solutions can devise different scenarios specific to your site. An evacuation exercise can involve the whole site or specific fire compartments/areas as requested by the client
This unit specifies the outcomes required for the operation of a powered industrial truck equipped with a mast and an elevating load carriage to which is attached a pair of fork arms or other attachment, for licensing purposes.
Define manual handling and common workplace manual handling tasks completed within the workplace Review research findings surrounding manual handling training, including what training should include
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