Education: Primary schools
These are the most common injuries and hazards for people working in primary schools, as shown by injury claims. This includes boarding school operation and primary school operation, excluding combined primary / secondary schools).
Safety solutions
WorkSafe expects employers to have safety solutions in place to protect workers from the most common sources of injury.
Injury Hotspot skeleton diagram, text information below.
Hazards and Solutions
- Hazard 1 Challenging behaviour of students or parents
- Hazard 2 Classroom and office ergonomics
- Hazard 3 Heavy lifting assisting students repetitive awkward postures
- Hazard 4 PE and sporting activities
- Hazard 5 Slips trips and falls
- Hazard 6 Work-related stress bullying and harassment