The Skeleton Project – understanding musculoskeletal injuries
In this unit, students investigate musculoskeletal injuries using WorkSafe’s musculoskeletal injuries website, particularly The Skeleton Project where CEOs of organisation go undercover to experience the reality of workplace safety in their companies.
There are two activities in this unit. In Activity 1: Common musculoskeletal injuries, students investigate the common musculoskeletal injuries and how to prevent them. Activity 2: Using technology to improve safety looks at how technology is used to improve safety in workplaces and students have the opportunity to develop a device that will make completing a task safer.
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Author: Lee Kindler
Tags: User:Teacher;Manufacturing;Retail;Other Industry;Lifting and pushing;Slips, trips and falls;Using machinery;Causes of OHS incidents;PDF
