A person conducting a business has a duty of care to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their workers, particularly those employed in physically demanding and/or hazardous jobs. Collectively, physiotherapists play a key role in improving the lives of the people and businesses we work with by taking an evidence-based, holistic approach to the management of both physical and psychological wellbeing.

Simon Mitchell, Michelle Strother, Marcus Mancer, Zac Lowth and Lucia Tsui of the APA Occupational Health national group present five discussion points about how physiotherapists can help keep workers physically, mentally and culturally safe.

The Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) has highlighted key messages from the 5 facts article featured in the October edition of InMotion and produced this infographic.

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About the authors. 

Simon Mitchell APAM has a background in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and occupational health, with more than 25 years’ experience in injury and illness management and prevention. Simon has a master’s degree in ergonomics and is the chair of the New South Wales branch of the Occupational Health group.

Michelle Strother APAM has 20 years of experience in occupational health, safety, wellbeing and physiotherapy, including as a specialist advisor to internal work health and safety teams, with an interest in good work design as a social determinant of health. Michelle is a member of the Occupational Health national group.

Marcus Mancer APAM MACP is an APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, chair of the Northern Territory branch of the Occupational Health group and director of Tangibilis Physiotherapy (Workplace Health Solutions) in the Northern Territory.

Zac Lowth APAM is the national chair of the Occupational Health group and General Manager Operations at JobFit Systems International and Staunch Technology. Zac is a passionate occupational physiotherapy advocate with graduate certificates in occupational health, safety and ergonomics and in musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Lucia Tsui APAM MACP is an APA Occupational Health Physiotherapist and the deputy chair of the Occupational Health group. Lucia works in the private sector and is passionate about supporting and collaborating with businesses and stakeholders to drive positive change in occupational health, workers compensation and injury and illness management.

 

This infographic is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative supported by FlexEze – partner of the PRF.