Adam and Michaela are committed to their jobs caring for clients, ensuring they take steps to keep themselves safe too.
This video is a part of a series developed for National Safe Work Month 2017, focusing on our seven priority industries as identified in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022.
Working with people, childcare worker Adam and physiotherapist Michaela's jobs are physically demanding, exposing them to risks such as body stressing and illnesses. In this video, they describe the ways they address these risks in their everyday processes and procedures, including being aware of their own bodies.
About the presenters
Adam Duncan is an Early Childhood Educator at Wiradjuri Preschool and Child Care Centre in Bruce, ACT.
Michaela Day is a physiotherapist at Performance Edge Physiotherapy in Belconnen, ACT.
SWA is not a regulator and cannot advise you about managing risks in your workplace. If you need help, please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.