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Manual Handling Course by AVELING

www.aveling.com.au•www.aveling.com.au
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Manual handling , also known as manual tasks, is any activity requiring effort to lift, move, push, pull, carry, hold or restrain any object, including a person or animal. Poor manual handling practice is one of the most common causes of injury in the workplace and the injuries can be disabling and costly. AVELING's Manual Handling course will teach you how to safely identify, plan and perform manual handling tasks to maintain an injury-free workplace.
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Topic 6: Lifting Technique

Topic 6 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This topic will teach you how to correctly lift loads, so that you minimise the risk of injury. You'll learn how to lift loads on your own and with other people.

Mar 04, 2011•9 min

Topic 5: Using Mechanical Aids

Topic 5 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this section, you will learn about mechanical aids and why they're used.

Mar 04, 2011•3 min

Topic 4: Assessing manual handling tasks and managing risk

Topic 4 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. By the end of this topic, learners will be able to: Assess a load and identify potential hazards involved in moving it (is it a solid, liquid, gas. Dangerous material? Does the MSDS have to be consulted? Size, shape, difficulty to grab, unstable/unwieldy); Describe different ways in which a load can be moved and recognise their level of risk (i.e. use of mechanical aids most preferred, moving a load alone is usually riskiest) ; Plan the route that the...

Mar 04, 2011•7 min

Topic 3: Legal Requirements

Topic 3 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this topic you'll learn about the laws that are designed to make manual handling safer and; what responsibilities you and your employer have.

Mar 04, 2011•4 min

Topic 2: Risks and consequences

Topic 2 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. In this topic you'll learn about the dangers and consequences of manual handling and how injuries may occur.

Mar 04, 2011•5 min

Topic 1: Defining and Identifying Manual Handling

Topic 1 of AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This topic will help you to understand what manual handling activities are, where they occur and how to identify when a task involves manual handling tasks.

Mar 03, 2011•4 min

Course Introduction

Welcome to AVELING's Manual Handling Course. This Manual Handling course introduction video explains how important proper manual handling techniques are in preventing injuries.

Feb 10, 2011•3 min
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