Manual Handling Training Bendigo
Workplace Manual Handling Training Bendigo
My manual handling training sessions are not generic powerpoint presentations that just explain how you should lift a box safely. After ten years as a Workplace Physiotherapist, I can safety say that such generic training sessions are a waste of time and are actually more likely to cause workplace injuries, not prevent them.
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Why is this?
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Effective manual handling training needs to address two factors:
Firstly, the training needs to teach your employees how to safely and efficiently perform the specific tasks that they perform on a day-to-day basis at work. This requires a tailored manual handling training session, not a generic session.
And secondly, to prevent workplace injuries, the most important part of any manual handling training sessions is education, education, education! To prevent injuries from occurring, your employees need an understanding of how injuries develop and what physical signs to look out for in the body that may indicate an injury is about to occur.
Training Content
The following topics are covered during my manual handling training in Bendigo:
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How manual handling injuries typically occur in the workplace.
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Injury prevention principles, teaching your employees what physical signs and symptoms to look out for that may indicate an injury is about to occur.
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Manual handling risk assessment and identification.
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Practical training of key manual handling techniques, including - lifting, squatting, twisting and rotation, carrying, pushing, pulling, team lifting and carrying.
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Practical training of key postures to help prevent manual handling injuries and postural tips to make manual tasks easier and safer.
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Workshop / discussion regarding the specific manual handling tasks that your employees perform.
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Workshop / discussion of risk mitigation and risk elimination for the manual tasks performed by employees.
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Q and A to answer any further questions related to manual handling tasks.
​Course Duration
The average manual handling training session runs for two hours. However, I can tailor the length of the session to suit the time that you have available, as well as factoring in the complexity of manual tasks performed.
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My Qualifications
I have over ten years experience as a Workplace Physiotherapist and have delivered several hundred manual handling training sessions across a wide range of industries.
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Why is manual handling training by a Workplace Physiotherapist the best option? The whole point of manual handling training is to prevent workplace injuries from occurring. There are no more qualified professionals than Workplace Physiotherapists to achieve this goal, as it is quite literally our job to prevent and manage injuries.
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Industries
I have experience delivering manual handling training to a variety of industries, including - healthcare, nursing, aged care, manufacturing, factory work, gardening and maintenance, council workers, offices, couriers and distribution.
Training Location
I deliver all manual handling training sessions onsite at your workplace.
Certification
You will receive a certificate from at the competition of the training session, listing all participants and confirming their participation and competency in manual handling.