Your health and safety guide to Manual handling - WorkSafe Victoria
Your health and safety guide to Manual handling - WorkSafe Victoria
Your health and safety guide to Manual handling - WorkSafe Victoria
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<strong>Manual</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ling is the biggest causeof injuries in Vic<strong>to</strong>rian workplaces.Each year, thous<strong>and</strong>s of workers areinjured doing manual h<strong>and</strong>ling tasks thatare unsafe. The result can be debilitatinglong-term conditions that can severelyaffect a person’s quality of life.While most jobs involve some formof manual h<strong>and</strong>ling, it doesn’t have<strong>to</strong> be dangerous.This <strong>guide</strong> will help you underst<strong>and</strong> theproblem, <strong>and</strong> will explain what you need<strong>to</strong> do <strong>to</strong> make your workplace safe.