Learn how to work safely with Manual Handling Training | Townsville & Mackay

Reduce the risk of personal injury in your workplace or home by learning the fundamentals of Manual Handling with the help of our clinical experts.

We have developed three training packages below which are focused on industry types. These practical training courses are designed for individuals who perform any physical work including: repetitive movements, lifting, retaining correct seating posture, people handling or carer work.

For Service Industries

$600+Gst per group
  • General Manual Handling and ergonomics training suitable for: Office, Food Service, General Trades, Education & Childcare, Cleaning, Delivery.
  • Topics Include:
  • Workplace Health & Safety, Injury Prevention, Ergonomics
  • Correct Lifting and Injury Prevention
  • Workstations Best Practices
  • Self Seating Assessment
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For Health Industries

$600+Gst per group
  • Manual Handling with a focus on people handling, suitable for: Allied Health & Medical, Nursing, Disability Support Workers, Aged Care, Frontline teams.
  • Topics Include:
  • Workplace Health & Safety, Injury Prevention, Ergonomics
  • People Handling & Correct Lifting
  • Plinths, Slidesheets & Hoists
  • Mobility Aids
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For Health Individuals

$130+Gst per person
  • Manual Handling with a focus on people handling, suitable for: Allied Health & Medical, Nursing, Disability Support Workers, Aged Care, Frontline teams.
  • Topics Include:
  • Workplace Health & Safety, Injury Prevention, Ergonomics
  • People Handling & Correct Lifting
  • Plinths, Slidesheets & Hoists
  • Mobility Aids
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For Primary Industries

$600+Gst per group
  • Manual Handling training for high risk environments, suitable for: Mining & Heavy Manufacturing, Marine, Farming & Agricultural, Landscaping, Warehousing.
  • Topics Include:
  • Workplace Health & Safety, Injury Prevention, Ergonomics
  • Correct Lifting
  • High Risk Situations
  • Self Seating Assessment
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* 3hour In-clinic training, 10 person max group sizes apply. Travel costs to be quoted for external training.
Individual Training option will have pre-scheduled dates & times.

Group Training Format

Manual Handling training runs for 3 hours – one hour of theory, presented using PowerPoint, and two hours of practical, hands-on experience and case discussion. At the completion of the course each person receives a certificate of completion and completes a competency check list.

Training is conducted at our Townsville and Mackay clinics with offsite options available by arrangement.

For health teams, this covers sling hoist, standing hoist, slide sheets, transfers, mobility, back care, safe lift, pressure care management, positioning, falls prevention, what to do in the event of a fall and other high-risk situations such as seizures.

Group sized are limited to a maximum of 10 people so there is opportunity to use the various pieces of equipment and allow for specific questions & group discussion.

If you would like a training package tailored for your business, please contact our coordination team with your specific requirements.

Non-accredited Training

Non-accredited courses are designed to teach relevant skills that will enable workers to perform their jobs more safely & effectively. These courses are non-accredited and do not count towards a recognised qualification.

Digital certificates will be issued to confirm people have attended and completed this training. Printed certificates can also be arranged for individuals.

About Our Trainers

Our Manual Handling Courses are facilitated by our expert team of Physiotherapists. They have extensive training in:

  • mobility assessment, gait assessment and retraining,
  • return to work rehabilitation
  • workplace health and safety assessments and advocacy
  • falls prevention education and training
  • orthopaedic, geriatric, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  • exercise prescription

More Training Options

If you have a client with complex needs, it is recommended for a Physiotherapist to run a manual handling training course in the client’s home, specific to their needs.
In this situation, as many of the regular support workers as possible should attend and have the opportunity to learn safe manual handling practices, specific to that client’s needs.
The Physiotherapist can draw up manual handling protocols following this to be used for training of new support workers, and for a reference point.  This is completed by taking photos during the transfers and drawing up instructions for each part of the transfer.
Approximate cost: as per current NDIS fee schedule. This will include 30 minutes of travel time, 60-90 minutes in the home, 2 hours of resource time for development of manual handling protocols specific to client (if required)
We also run other training for more complex clients. This includes:
PEG training – completed as above and run by an Accredited Practicing Dietician. (APD)
Up to 10x participants, 2 hours of training.
At the completion of the course each person receives a certificate of completion and completes a competency check list.
Approximate cost $660 + GST

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