Resources
Guidance
- Compliance code: Hazardous manual
- Choosing and using
- Assisting people in
- Handling tubs or containers of
- Improving manual handling risk controls after musculoskeletal
Templates and forms
- OHS risk register – to record and monitor manual handling tasks that are potentially hazardous
- Manual handling risk assessment template – a generic blank template for assessing risks associated with manual handling
- Safe Work Procedure – to be developed and displayed adjacent to where hazardous manual handling tasks are carried out
- Student Health Support Plan – to be developed for students with identified health care needs, complex medical needs and who require personal care support
- OHS Training Planner/Register – to record any completed training in manual handling
Example risk assessment templates for activities involving manual handling with TILE prompts and examples of controls that can be used:
- Personal care of students risk assessment template (with example)
- Display of artwork risk assessment template
- Stage setup risk assessment template
- Transport and storage of heavy and unstable items risk assessment template
Display material
Resources page containing supporting resources and links for this topic, including a Manual Handling Guide designed to assist principals in implementing OHS requirements for manual handling
Reviewed 12 October 2023