Transferring people safely: A handbook for workplaces

What it contains

Injuries when moving people are a major occupational health and safety (OHS) issue for workers in health, aged care, rehabilitation and disability services. This guide explains the OHS duties of employers and employees, and what manual handling is.

It has practical tools and templates to assess and manage the injury risk of patient transfer, including:

• a patient risk assessment worksheet
• a patient transfer guide
• patient and resident records information
• task descriptions and class risk assessments