Prevention, Treatment, And rehabilitation of workplace injuries
Prevention, Treatment, And rehabilitation of workplace injuries
HLTWHS005 Conduct Manual Tasks Safely supersedes HLTHSE204D Follow Safe Manual Handling Practices
HLTWHS005 Conduct Manual Tasks Safely is a Nationally Recognised Training course in Manual Handling. It includes significant theory and is therefore suitable for staff responsible for managing and supervising workers conducting manual tasks. IOH recommend customised manual handling workshops for frontline staff, which focus on the specific manual tasks conducted by your workers and is primarily practical training.
Under current legislation PCBU’s have an obligation to manage risks to the health & safety of its workers including those related to musculoskeletal disorders associated with hazardous manual tasks.
The PCBU must also ensure that information, training & instruction provided to a worker is suitable & has regard for the nature of the work being carried out, the nature of the risks associated & control measures implemented.
Incorporating the new Code of Practice for Hazardous Manual Tasks this course is designed to prevent manual handling injuries through hazard & risk identification, risk assessment & primary control through job and task design. It will increase awareness & provide an understanding of the complex nature of manual handling activities & teach safe manual handling techniques.
IOH also provide customised manual handling training, which has proven to be highly effective in maximising worker understanding of the risks of their actual work tasks and the procedures that will minimise the risk of injury.
Conduct Manual Tasks Safely (HLTWHS005) Course Details
Sufficient ID such as a passport or current driver’s licence is required to be shown to the trainer.
From 1st January 2015, when enrolling in a Nationally Recognised course you will need to obtain and provide your Unique Student Identifier (USI) Number. Certificates cannot be issued until the USI number has been provided.
