National campaign to reduce injuries to hospital workers
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Employment Protection. Media Release
"A national inspection campaign aimed at reducing the number of slip, trip and manual handling injuries to hospital workers across Australia will commence. Employment Protection Minister Jon Ford said that the health and community services industry was a key contributor to high levels of slip, trip and manual handling injuries across Australia. “Nationally, 17,400 compensation claims were made by workers in the health and community services industry during 2004-05,” Mr Ford said. “The majority of injuries sustained by these workers were caused by muscular stress due to manual handling or repetitive movement or falls and trips.”
The ‘Safe Steps - National Intervention and Compliance Campaign’ focuses on helping to raise awareness of slip, trip and manual handling risks among non-clinical workers in hospitals."