Manual Tasks for Office Workers
Course Overview
Manual tasks are commonplace every day in the office. If you think about the number of times you bend, lift, twist, pull or push an object, it is easy to understand why these injuries occur. Manual handling injuries in the workplace cost industry millions of dollars per year. Those affected experience pain and lifestyle restrictions from injuries that may have otherwise been prevented.
Legislative obligations in Australia require organisations to consult with their workers and to assess all manual handling tasks within their workplace. This package provides learners with an understanding of manual handling hazards and the types of injuries that occur in the office environment. The package will also introduce risk management strategies that can be applied to any office setting
Key Content- What are manual tasks?
- What are manual handling injuries?
- Objectives of the manual handling Code of Practice.
- Anatomy of the spine and supporting structures.
- Injuries sustained by particular types of office work.
- Identification of manual handling hazards in the office.
- Assessing manual handling risk factors.
- Introduction to risk management strategies.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this package, learners should be able to:- Identify the major structures of the body affected by heavy manual work and repetitive work.
- Match common injuries with various manual handling tasks.
- Identify key risk factors associated with manual handling.
- Make decisions about "good", "better", "best" risk management solutions to common manual handling hazards.