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What is manual handling? Manual: of or done with the hands, powered by the hands – from the old French manuel, from Latin manualis =

Let’s start by making the significance of poor manual handling clear with some shocking workplace facts and statistics.  Did you know that …. Ref: Safe

Musculoskeletal injuries are being built up in the bodies of working people every day, costing our governments and our insurers billions of dollars per year,

their Healesville distillery.  Although they have the latest and greatest manufacturing equipment and a workforce of exceptional talent; there’s one workplace risk they needed a

Established in Melbourne as a family-owned business in 1979, Baby Bunting is nowAustralia’s largest specialty nursery retailer and one-stop-baby shop.  Their core purpose isto assist

As the city’s metropolitan rail service, Metro operates 220 six carriage trains across 965 kilometresof track, transporting 415,000 customers each day. In order to meet

The Level Crossing Removal Authority was established in 2015 by the Victorian Government to oversee the largest rail infrastructure project in the state’s history. Central

We all want to achieve a happy and productive workplace. With that comes the right and obligation to provide a safe working environment where risks

An employee getting relevant Manual Handling Training is one of the best ways to prevent common workplace injuries. It’s also useful in improving the employees overall training,