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Further information related to this fact sheet: Workplace safety - manual handling injuries.

 
 
 

Related information on Better Health Channel
Farm safety - handling animals.
Farm safety - manual handling.
Work issues - infection control.
Workplace health - coping with a critical incident.
Workplace safety - overuse injuries.

Related information on other websites
Victorian WorkCover Authority.
Victorian Trades Hall Council's - Occupational Health and Safety Unit
The Return To Work Knowledge Base.

References used for this fact sheet
  • Manual Handling [online], WorkCover Safety, Victorian WorkCover Authority, Melbourne, Australia. More information here.
  • Manual handling (1999) [online], NOHSC Publications, National Occupational Health and Safety Commission, Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney, NSW. More information here.
  • Farms - manual handling and injury (2000) [online article], Better Health Channel, Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia. More information here.
  • Back pain (2001) [online article], Better Health Channel, Department of Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia. More information here.
 
 
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