Safe Alignment Solutions (SAS)

Safe Alignment SolutionsSafe Alignment Solutions (SAS) is able to provide clients with competitive, flexible and innovated solutions to their ergonomics and manual handling program. The SAS approach combines our specialist industry knowledge and expertise in various ergonomic and manual handling solutions for companies wanting to address musculoskeletal sprain an strain related injuries.

The Safe Alighnment Solutions Ergonomic and Manual Handling (SASEM) Program incorporates a set of documented process measures used to assist in the prevention of injury to an employees musculoskeletal system when exposed to any facet of manual handling.

SAS will provide you with an constant ongoing strong support so your business can maintain meets your internal Health and Safety guidelines to assist you in meeting your regulatory and statutory obligations. For example:

  • Occupational Health & Safety Act 1984;
  • Occupational Health & Safety Regulations 1996;
  • National Code of Practice for the prevention of Occupational Overuse Syndrome NOHSC:2013(1994);
  • National Code of Practice for the prevention of occupational overuse syndrome in
  • Keyboard Employment NOHSC: 3005 (1996);
  • National Code of Practice for Manual Handling NOHSC: 2005 (1990)

The SAS Service Capability includes:

  • Strategic advice
  • Management plans, procedures and policies
  • Identification and development of manual handling training needs
  • Short term placements of health and safety professionals
  • Risk assessments
  • Successful completion of the Ergonomic @ Manual Handling Program SAS will issue you with a National Accredited Certificate.
  • SAS operates under an Australian Registered Training Organisation and understands the importance of training and has developed a portfolio of courses that can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your business.
  • Our courses take into account legislative requirements, Australian Standards and National Competency Standards that may be critical to the industry or State you operate in. A training package that encourages active participation in the ergonomic assessments from all levels of your organization
  • Implementation of ergonomic concepts within your business scope, so that tasks, equipment (such as; furniture, machinery, equipment, materials) and workplace layout are addressed and any identified controls are both communicated and understood.
  • Provide comprehensive reports with assessment findings and recommendations using the hierarchy of controls. Recommendations may include preventative measures, alternative actions, postures corrections and lastly PPE.
  • SAS provides reference material that you can use during prestart talks, toolbox presentations, inductions and operating manuals.
  • Improve employee’s overall quality of life skills which enhances productivity and improvement in safety culture.

SAS are currently providing Manual Handling assessments and support in the following industries/professions;

  • Agriculture sector
  • Automotive Industry
  • Cleaning
  • Construction – Civils, E&I, SMP, Service & Maintenance
  • Production, machine operations
  • Education Sectors
  • Food and beverage Manufacturing
  • Health Care
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Office workers
  • Polymer and rubber Product manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Road Freight industry
  • Stevedoring industry
  • Warehousing and storage