Manual Handling Skills for Residential Aged Care Workers

Manual handling simply means moving something from one place to another. Healthcare workers may try to take shortcuts which can result in injury. Manual handling injuries are the most common workplace injuries in healthcare work resulting in negative outcomes.

This online course will provide you with the theoretical knowledge you need and also step you through the practical completion (video demonstration) of the most common manual handling tasks you may need to complete in your role as a healthcare worker. 

Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, it is expected that you will be able to:

• Review what manual handling means
• Understand the legislation and workplace / worker responsibilities for manual handling 
• Learn about basic body mechanics to avoid manual handling injuries
• Review the principles of manual handling
• Learn how to safely complete manual handling tasks 

Course Code: MANHW

Delivery: Online Course

Approximate Duration: 60 Minutes

CPD Value: 1