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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess manual handling risks
   • Identify manual handling hazards in work area
   • Assess risks arising from those hazards
2. Analyse physical effort requirements of job
   • Determine basic manual handling requirements of job
   • Analyse requirements in terms of components such as lift, move, place, hold
   • Analyse items to be handled in terms such as weight, size, shape or other hazards
3. Determine time/effort components of physical effort
   • Break required movement pattern down into movement components
   • Determine time and effort requirements for movements
   • Develop alternative movement patterns
   • Determine time and effort requirements for alternative movements
   • Determine handling aids required to assist movement
   • Determine preferred movement pattern(s)
4. Analyse the ergonomics of physical effort
   • Analyse the ergonomics of the preferred movement pattern
   • Develop substitute movements for any movement which is not ergonomically sound
   • Determine handling aids required to improve ergonomics of required movements
5. Optimise application of physical effort
   • Select movement patterns which are ergonomically sound and time and effort efficient
   • Train all relevant people to use these methods
   • Ensure procedures and practices reflect the optimum methods

Required Skills

Required skills

OHS in relation to operating machinery such as safely switching off machinery before cleaning is started communication of ideas and information by determining timeeffort components of physical effort collecting analysing and organising information by determining timeeffort components of physical effort planning and organising activities by selecting movement patterns which are ergonomically sound and time and effort efficient teamwork when determining timeeffort components of physical effort mathematical ideas and techniques by optimising application of physical effort problemsolving skills by optimising application of physical effort use of technology by optimising application of physical effort

Required knowledge

communication analysis teamwork basic mathematics problem solving relevant OHS acts and regulations as applied to manual handling principles of efficient movement principles of efficient job and work method design principles of work analysis principles of ergonomicssafe movement

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	Evidence of the ability to the competent team leadersenior operator will be able to examine any job for its physical components and then determine a better way of doing it As a side benefit they will become more aware of poor manual handling practice and raise an alert to it Evidence should be available of the analysis and improvements of the physicalmanual handling aspects of jobs in the workplace where evidence is from continuous improvement activities then a range of such improvements needs to be considered to provide sufficient evidence Where evidence is coming from one complex improvement activity then it may provide sufficient evidence
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Assessment must ensure assessment should use evidence from the analysis of real jobs or an appropriate simulation access to a workplace which will allow the improvement of physical actions
Method of assessment	A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate
Guidance information for assessment	Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Manual handling hazards may include:	manual handling hazards need to be defined in terms of the relevant OHS acts, regulations, codes of practice, industry standards and best practice.
Procedures may include:	all work instructions, standard operating procedures, formulas/recipes, batch sheets, temporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant. They may be written, oral, computer-based or in some other form good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (eg Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Responsible Care) and government regulations.

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