Manual Handling

5 Information, instruction and training

The principal and/or their delegate must ensure all employees, volunteers, visitors and casual relief teachers are informed about the potential hazardous manual handling tasks and risk controls, by:

• having all employees complete the Manual Handling eLearning Module (login required)
• presenting the Manual Handling Awareness Training to employees
• providing employees with risk assessments and the opportunity to raise questions and participate in consultative processes
• completing an induction prior to commencing work as mentioned in the OHS Induction and Training Policy
• communicating the process to report manual handling hazards, near misses and incidents

Records of training should be documented in the OHS Training Planner/Register.