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OCCUPATIONAL JOB DICTIONARY – AGED CARE INDUSTRYAn analysis of regular tasks and human movements common to workers and employers workingin the aged care industry.Design and produced by SafeWork SA and WorkCover Corporation of South Australia.www.safeworksa.sa.gov.auwww.workcover.comDISCLAIMERThe information produced by SafeWork SA and WorkCover Corporation of South Australia in this publication is correct at the time of printing and isprovided as general information only. In utilising general information about workplace health and safety and injury management, the specific issuesrelevant to your workplace should always be considered. This publication is not intended as a substitute for the requirements of the WorkersRehabilitation and Compensation Act, 1986 or the Occupational Health Safety and Welfare Act 1986.LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITYTo the best of our knowledge, the procedures described in this document reflect currently accepted practice, but cannot be considered absolute anduniversal recommendations. All recommendations must be considered in view of the specific example and new information that has become availablesince the time of writing. The authors disclaim responsibility and assume no liability for any adverse affects resulting directly or indirectly from thesuggested procedures, from any undetected errors, or from the reader’s misunderstanding of the text.AGED CARE INDUSTRY JOB DICTIONARY2
CONTENTSIntroduction• Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations• Relevant Legislation• Key definitions: Rating Structures of Physical Demands• Physical demands – Strength Rating• Frequency of Work• Table 1. Physical demands – Strength Rating and Frequency of work• Table 2. Physical Demands Factors• Diagram 1: Grip Positions of the hands/fingers• Diagram 2: Positions of the hand and arm• Diagram 3: Seated Working PostureCare Worker – CommunityCare Worker – Residential CareCleaner – DomesticClerical OfficerCommercial Kitchen StaffDiversional TherapistEnrolled NurseGardener/Handy PersonHealth and Fitness CoordinatorHealth and Fitness LeaderIT WorkerLaundry WorkerMaintenance WorkerPodiatristRegistered NurseReferences and BibliographyAGED CARE INDUSTRY JOB DICTIONARY3
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Page 5 and 6: EDUCATION PROGRAMS• The Job Dicti
Page 7 and 8: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Page 9 and 10: RELEVANT LEGISLATION:THE OCCUPATION
Page 11 and 12: DIAGRAM 2. POSITIONS OF THE HAND AN
Page 13 and 14: TABLE 2. PHYSICAL DEMANDS FACTORSBA

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