Manual Handling

Resources

Guides

Manual Handling Guide — a resource designed to assist principals or their delegate to implement occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements for manual handling.

Display material

• S.M.A.R.T Lifting Poster

Example risk assessments for activities involving manual handling

• Display-of-artwork Risk Assessment — Example
• Stage Set-up Risk Assessment — Example
• Transporting and Storage of Heavy and Unstable Books Risk Assessment — Example
• Transporting and Storage of Large Boxes and Containers Risk Assessment — Example
• Transporting and Storage of Sporting Equipment Risk Assessment — Example

Resources for training

• Manual Handling Awareness Training

Other templates relevant to this policy and procedure

• OHS Risk Register — to record manual handling tasks that are potentially hazardous
• Risk Assessment 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
• OHS Training Planner / Register — to record any completed training in manual handling