Child care manual handling

Talk to your supervisor if you feel your job is too heavy, too difficult, too tiring or puts you at risk of injury. It is the employer's responsibility to provide you with safe work procedures, and with instruction, training and supervision for manual handling tasks. Slippery and uneven floors in the workplace are hazardous and can result in serious accidents. For example, kitchen workers have been burnt when they have accidentally pulled pots of hot liquid onto themselves when a slip has caused them to fall.

Floors should be cleaned regularly so that oil, fat and other spills do not create a slippery surface. Employers must make sure that floors are even, slip-resistant and free from any obstruction that could cause an employee to slip, trip or fall.

Our website uses a free tool to translate into other languages. Below are some of the resources that are readily available in Australia, specifically on childcare. In many cases the control measures employed for nurses overlap but in may OHS advisory and regulatory sites the hazards for nurses dominate the advice. The only mention of manual handling hazards for workers is. There is a commercial DVD available at www. Learning Objectives The aim of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and attitude that will enable them to lift and move loads in accordance with good manual handling techniques and to avoid risk of injury.

On completion of the course participants will be able to: Recognise a load or manual handling activity that presents a personal safety risk Understand the limitations of the spine and muscular system Lift and handle loads and perform industry specific manual handling tasks safely.

Learner Support If you have any special learning or physical needs please contact us prior to attending your course and we can discuss suitable support options. Training Done Differently. This unit is nationally recognised. We will make refunds to Learners in certain circumstances as listed in the table. Where can I find more information about this unit?

Full information regarding the contents of the unit can be found on training. As an added service, we will send you an email and SMS reminders 45 days before units are due to be updated. Why Learn The Fluid Way. Save time Our innovative online learning cuts class time in half!