text: Manual Handling Training
  Work Active delivers programs that build knowledge and skills for a safe and healthy workforce. Why wouldn’t any organisation invest in programs that:
  - Add to the bottom line
  - Build staff morale and
  - Take care of employee wellness
  If manual handling is a requirement in your operation, then you know the risks.
  - The majority of workers’ compensation claims are a result of poor manual handling.
  - Work-related injuries and workers’ compensation claims have long reaching effects.
  - You have a personal duty of care to provide a safe workplace.
  How can this be achieved?
  By engaging Work Active’s services, including our Manual Handling Training:
  - A two-hour training program, tailored to your work requirements.
  - Delivered by a Physiotherapist who is a qualified Occupational Health and Safety workforce trainer.
  Our clients are experiencing:
  - 33% reduction in work-related injuries
  - Reduced absenteeism
  - Lower staff turnover
  - Higher morale
  The Work Active goal is to encourage all workers to be PRO-ACTIVE, not RE-ACTIVE, when it comes to preventing work-related injuries.
  - Explains what a Safety Mindset means in your workplace.
  - Common and best practice Manual Handling techniques and principles for your environment.
  - Reporting protocols for your organisation.
  - Warm-up and stretching to suit your employees’ tasks.
  - Problem solving approach to Manual Handling that involves your employees‘ input.
  - Anatomy and posture coaching to prevent further injury.
  - Hazard and Risk Assessment.
  Supported by associated professionals as required, Work Active delivers a program that builds knowledge and skills for a safe and healthy workforce.
  Your business will benefit from:
  - Training in Manual Handling Techniques specific to your workplace.
  - Awareness of Occupational Health & Safety standards.
  - Reduced work-related injuries and workers’ compensation claims.
  - Enhance workers’ perception that their employer cares and builds a team environment.
  - Fulfill your duty of care to provide your employees with training.