Manual Handling Training Courses | OHSA

Manual Handling

OHSA people are EXPERTS in Manual Handling & Ergonomics. We bring over 20 years Manual Handling & Ergonomics solutions across every industry including Defense, Transport, Mining, Health, Services, Agriculture, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Emergency Services, Aviation, Shipping, Rail, Road and so many more.

A business must manage its manual handling risk according to the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 Qld Part 4.2 Hazardous manual tasks. Section 60 Managing risks to health and safety states:

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must manage risks to health and safety relating to a musculoskeletal disorder associated with a hazardous manual task, under part 3.1.

The Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice 2011 Qld provides quite a lot of detail about how a business might meet their obligations to manage hazardous manual tasks. There are hundreds of examples of manual handling injuries resulting in large common law case payouts including the following article were a worker received over $1M for lifting a steel beam

Our people  hold Master’s Degrees and are Certified Professional Ergonomists. We bring a variety of scientific tools, techniques and equipment to help understand what the actual problem is.

Analysing Spinal Motion Low Back Disorder Risk using the Lumbar Motion Monitor

We have been engaged to prepare 100’s of safety expert reports for the Courts, investigate workplace deaths for coroners, advise Industrial Relations Commissions, lecture at University, key note speak at conferences, advise foreign Governments, investigate major incidents and develop university curriculum, develop manual handling programs for multiple industries and Government departments.

Injury Prevention Program and Train the Trainer Course Developed for a Queensland Government Department

We have trained 1000’s of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Ergonomists, Exercise Physiologists, Nurses and Safety Professionals. Our programs have won International Awards and Minister’s Excellence Awards.

OHSA Manual Handling Manual Program for Qld Ambulance – Recipient of the Minster’s Award of Excellence!

You probably see our solutions every day in industry. If you drive past a fire truck, attend a mine, travel on a bus, plane or train, get rescued by a paramedic, visit a hospital, get cared by an in-home carer, fight in a war – chances are you’ve experienced one of our solutions.

Determining static and dynamic push pull forces of Power Assisted Stretchers Tender Review

Our strategy is to work with our clients to help them solve their own problems. Almost every one of the major solutions we have been involved with has largely been due to us developing the necessary knowledge and skill within that business. This allows that knowledge, skill, tools and techniques to be transferred to their next issue. We take great pride and it gives us enormous satisfaction building that capacity in our clients.

Engaged as WHS Consultant by Virgin Blue Airlines to Review Embraer Aircraft at Toronto Canada

We have developed highly interactive 3D Digitally Animated Manual Tasks training course to address the Nationally Accredited Unit of competency HLTWHS005 Conduct Manual Tasks Safely and we deliver this course over a 2.5-4.0 F2F course depending on the audience. It can also be delivered online. We have over 50 related 3D WHS topics including Office Ergonomics etc.

OHSA 3D Manual Handling Training Course HLTWHS005 Conduct Manual Tasks Safely

Here is just a sample of the projects we have been involved in:

• Engaged to review Brazilian Embraer Jets in Toronto Canada for Virgin Blue Airlines;
• Engaged by Boeing to review of F1/11 Fighter Jet Fuel Tank Entry Project Amberley;
• Awarded Minister’s Award of Excellence August 2009 by Community Services Minister at Qld. Parliament for Development of a risk management system for Qld Emergency Services department;
• Selected to provide advice with introduction of Belaz Mining Rear Dump Trucks into Bowen Basin – reviewing noise, dust, vibration,  access, human factors and ergonomics;
• Engaged to produce expert opinion for Queensland Transport and ATSB for Qld Rail’s near miss rail disaster Umolo 2000 near Rockhampton;
• Engaged to  review WPHS Improvement Notice for Work @ Heights notice for climbing towers and poles in the electrical distribution industry;
• Conducted multiple heat stress monitoring surveys;
• Conducted 100’s of lighting and noise surveys throughout industry;
• Selected to investigate patient fatalities by emergency services organisation;
• Selected to Develop & Project Manage the Review, Development & Implementation of Queensland Rail’s Medical Fitness Standards which became benchmark for New National Standards;
• Developed passenger risk assessment profile for multi-national aviation client;
• Engaged to advise the Qld Department of Mines Nominated Medical Advisers for the Musculo-skeletal Standards and Part of the Coal Board Mining Medicals.
• Engaged to develop and deliver Accident Investigation, Risk Management / JSA, Drug and Alcohol, Take 5, Injury Management, Safety Officer / Representative and Manual Handling programs for one of the largest coal ports in Australia;
• Conducted extensive plant access/egress study for mining client with engineering recommendations;
• Selected by Queensland Fire & Rescue Authority to project manage the selection and design of the new medium urban pumper fire appliances;
• Selected to investigate whole body vibration and other matters of Queensland Rail’s high-speed tilt-train;
• Selected to develop new shift-work schedules for public sector maritime client;
• Conducted 1000’s of manual handling risk assessments over past 23 years and developed numerous award winning programs for manual handling / ergonomic risks.
• Conducted 100’s of whole body vibration monitoring assessments including post-incident and OEM vs. OEM;
• Selected to review and select life rescue equipment and patient handling equipment for emergency services client;
• Selected to review Defibrillators (Zoll, Philips, Corpuls and Lifepak) and make recommendations for  acquisition for the largest Ambulance service in Australia;
• Selected to review Power Assisted Patient Handling Stretchers and make recommendations for  acquisition for the largest Ambulance service in Australia;
• Introduced no-lift manual handling patient risk management system into RBH, RPA, Calvary Health Tasmania, NT Health, Aboriginal Hostels Ltd., and over 100 other hospital and aged care facilities and numerous universities and TAFE colleges throughout Australia;
• Part-Time Lecturer and Visiting Lecturer to a number of Universities.
• Key-note and guest speaker at numerous safety conferences.
• Frequently commissioned by various leading legal firms as an expert witness for personal injury tort claims and safety management system compliance