Canterbury community nurses tackle. Manual handling.
In 1994 the Canterbury Council developed an Occupational Health and Safety Strategic Plan for the Community Service Division. One of the issues identified was the risk involved in the manual handling being carried out by community nurses in the home setting. It was decided to examine the current manual handling policy and procedures and develop a program to look at ways to reduce risk. There had been two workers' compensation claims for back injuries during 1995.
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D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health