Manual Handling Procedure
This Manual Handling Procedure sets out the practical step-by-step instructions that all school staff must follow to implement the Manual Handling policy. This procedure must be implemented in consultation with the health and safety representative/s (HSR), school staff and the health and safety committee or OHS working group (if established).
The procedure contains the following steps:
- Preparing, planning and ongoing management of hazardous manual handling risk
- Identifying and assessing the risks of hazardous manual handling
- Controlling the risks
- Hazard, incident and near miss reporting.
Table of contents for the Manual Handling Procedure
Reviewed 12 October 2023