12 Ways to Make Your Small Business Safer (Based on WorkSafe Victoria Guidance) + Psychological Hazards
How to identify and control health and safety hazards in small businesses to make them safer.
Tag: manual handling
Manual handling safety resources including risk assessments, injury prevention strategies and safe lifting techniques.
The Critical Importance of Manual Handling Risk Assessment Over Training Alone
When it comes to workplace safety, especially in industries involving significant physical labour, manual handling is a major concern. Many organisations emphasize training workers on proper lifting techniques, believing this will mitigate the risks associated with manual handling. However, while training is crucial, it is only one part of a comprehensive approach to managing manual […]
Hazardous Manual Handling – New Free Tools from WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe Victoria have some great new free online tools to help you identify and control the risks relating to hazardous manual handling at work. It is a legal requirement that employers risk assess all hazardous manual handling task in consultation with employees, and up until now this has been difficult to document. The new documents […]