How to Organize Yourself: Simple ways to take control, save time and work more efficiently. 6th Edition.(2019)How to Organize Yourself will help you to dramatically improve the way you work. With great tips on how to determine your goals, prioritize your tasks and manage your time, it also includes practical advice on how to: focus on the things that produce results; overcome distractions; build positive work habits; avoid information overload and make effective use of technology. Updated for 2019, this 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates, and top tips to help you get organized, as well as content on how to deal with the ubiquitous presence of smartphones and adapt to the ever-increasing scope for interruption and procrastination in our 24/7 lives.
Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance (2016)Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond.
Rush Hour. Don't Stress. just Do One Thing at a Time (2024)there is an anti-stress remedy for every situation. Even if all the demands that come crashing down on us constantly suggest otherwise, there is a simple solution for almost all problems. And that is: Let stress densely, relaxed you can do everything! We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance.
Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance (2016)Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance provides an accessible introduction to the key theoretical underpinnings of moving and handling, including the legal aspects, biomechanics, risk assessment and safe principles of handling
This tool provides an industry-wide snapshot of how people get injured at work, pinpointing areas on the body that are most likely to be injured.
Legislation & Standards - Aged Care
Standards Australia Help and Access > NMTThis link opens in a new windowA complete listing of all the Australian and New Zealand Standards that you require for your work and study. FAQ's to assist you are also to be found here.
Australian and other standards - Information sheet ( 2023)This information sheet helps work health and safety (WHS) duty holders understand Australian and other WHS standards. It provides information about how standards interact with the model WHS Act and WHS Regulations, and covers:
What is a standard?
Is conforming to standards mandatory?
How is compliance with a standard relevant to the WHS laws?
What if an approved Code of Practice refers to a standard?
What if a standard is revised?
Can international standards be used instead of Australian standards?
Manual Handling for DisabilityThe trouble with manual handling injuries is that they tend to creep on the victim after years and years of improper practices. This manual handling for disability support workers training program deals with: • The specific laws of managing hazardous manual handling tasks • How to assess and control the risks • How to lift and carry safely
Point-of-Care Risk Assessments in Long-Term Care (2018)A point-of-care risk assessment is a strategy that prepares health care workers for any interaction by assessing their surroundings. This quick, methodical approach can improve their personal safety and the quality of care for their residents.
Too many workers face this every day. It's never OK.Work-related violence involves incidents in which a person is abused, threatened or assaulted in circumstances relating to their work. This definition covers a broad range of actions and behaviours that can create a risk to the health and safety of employees. It includes behaviour sometimes described as acting out, challenging behaviour and behaviours of concern.
Wearing Personal Protective Equipment in Aged Care (2020)Video for Aged Care Workers which describes how and when to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as presented by Alison McMillan, Australia’s Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.
What is Duty of Care? Duty of Care vs Dignity of Risk (2015)Every day, workers in human services in Australia are faced with decisions where Duty of Care seems to apply. This video examines the vital differences between duty of care and dignity of risk
Code of Conduct for Aged Care – information for workers (2023)A Code of Conduct for Aged Care
Aged care reform and the Code
What is the Code of Conduct for Aged Care?
Who is covered by the Code?
What are your responsibilities?
What are your provider’s responsibilities?
Implementation of work health and safety legislatin in Western Australia . (2023)Interpretive guidelines
Interpretive guidelines provide guidance on how the regulator interprets key concepts of the WHS laws and sets out compliance requirements. They are designed to help Western Australian organisations and their associated workforces, including volunteers, understand the work health and safety laws.
Supporting people with personal hygiene care: A health and safety solutionHelping patients and clients with personal hygiene tasks like showering and going to the toilet can carry injury risks for workers. Workers may suffer strains to the back, neck and shoulders when bending, reaching, twisting and exerting high or unexpected forces.