Manual handling basics

What you’ll get

The online workshop helps you:

• improve your knowledge about hazardous manual handling and musculoskeletal disorders (e.g. sprains and strains, back injuries, soft-tissue injuries, hernias, chronic pain)
• understand your OHS responsibilities
• learn how to do a risk assessment
• implement a simple risk management approach to prevent manual handling injuries in your workplace
• spot the early warning signs of an injury from hazardous manual handling
• access free support tools and information
• keep your workplace safe.

Hear from an independent expert in ergonomics and safety, who can provide advice and feedback about managing the risks of hazardous manual handling in your workplace.

Eligibility

The workshops are designed for Victorian:

• employers, managers and supervisors with OHS responsibilities
• small and medium-sized businesses (1-199 employees), including full-time, part-time and casual workers.

Registration

Registration opens in January 2026.

Please note, places for each workshop are limited and restricted to eligible participants only.

Workshop dates