Manual Handling
Lifting and moving equipment and materials, painting and operating levers on machinery are some examples of manual handling tasks you may have to do in the manufacturing industry. At times your work tasks may involve bending and stretching as well as twisting sideways or working with materials and equipment above shoulder height. This increases the risk of manual handling injury.
It is your employer's responsibility to provide instruction, training and supervision for manual handling activities and to assess and control manual handling tasks that are hazardous. This includes things such as:
organising the work tasks to reduce the manual handling involved;
providing mechanical lifting devices such as trolleys and hoists;
making sure you do not work long shifts; and
making sure the workplace layout allows you enough space to move and work safely.
 | | You should follow safe work procedures and speak up if you feel your job is too heavy, too difficult, too tiring or puts you at risk of manual handling injury. |
