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Risk assessment

Reviewing hazardous manual handling

The University has adopted a Manual Handling Strategy to pick up on warning signs and manual handling injuries in order to review work processes. This is undertaken by the risk assessment teams in each area of the University.

Our risk assessment teams comprise:

• the Project Officer from the Occupational Health and Safety Unit – Human Resources Services Division
• a Management Representative, such as a group leader, coordinator or supervisor
• a Health and Safety Representative (the legislation requires consultation with them.)

The team may also include an employee who performs the manual handling task being assessed.

The risk assessment teams are responsible for:

• identifying tasks involving hazardous manual handling in their work area and encouraging staff to provide input into this
• assessing tasks according to the agreed time frames
• developing solutions for assessed tasks
• evaluating implemented solutions.

Change for the better is not difficult to achieve when employers and employees work together and cooperate to find solutions to problems.