1. RISK MANAGEMENT IDENTIFICATION ASSESSMENT CONTROL
INTRODUCE RISK MANAGEMENT
MENTION ALL THE CATEGORIES THEN GO OVER EACH INDIVIDUALLY

2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
THE NATURE OF THE WORK
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
THE WORK PREMISES
HAZARD IS ANYTHING WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY

3. RISK ASSESSMENT NATURE OF THE RISK OR CONSEQUENCES
WHO COULD BE AT RISK
WHAT IS THE EXPOSURE
HOW OFTEN EMPLOYEES COULD BE AT RISK
HOW LONG ARE THEY EXPOSED
WHAT PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS IN PLACE

4. RISK CONTROL STRATEGIES
ENGINEERING
SUBSTITUTE
ISOLATING
ADMINSTRATIVE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
TRAINING

5. TECHNIQUES TO AVOID ‘TOP AND TAIL’ SHOULDER LIFT CRADLE LIFT LOG LIFT
PIVOT OR BEAR HUG TRANSFER
HOOKING PATIENT UNDER THE ARMS
PATIENT GRABBING THE NURSE AROUND THE NECK

12. Principles of safe manual handling
Place feet in direction you want to move
Stand with feet apart
Get as close as possible to the load
Make sure you have a secure grip
Bend your knees not your back
Keep your back straight
Brace your spine before lift
Use body weight with your spine braced
Transfer from leg to leg.
Kate Touhy-Main 1994 WorkCover 1997

13. ACKNOWLEGEMENT
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND RESIDENT OF PIONEERS LODGE HOSTEL GRIFFITH FOR ENTHUSIASTICALLY TAKING PART IN THIS PRESENTATION.