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
This poster can be displayed in schools to encourage safe manual handling practices and help prevent staff injuries, using the TILE method. Schools should print and display this poster in areas where manual handling commonly occurs.
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 20 March 2026