Manual Handling Training by State and Territory
Work health and safety law is not identical across Australia. Victoria never adopted the model WHS laws and Western Australia only moved across in 2022, so the regulator and the framework that apply to you depend on where you work. Each page below covers one state or territory for every industry, and points to the course written for your kind of work: 9 courses, the same A$49 certificate everywhere.
Choose Your Course- New South WalesSafeWork NSW
Section 26A made approved codes of practice the minimum standard in NSW from 1 July 2026. What it means for workers in every industry, and the A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- VictoriaWorkSafe Victoria
Victoria alone sits outside the model WHS laws. See how its OHS Act 2004 covers hazardous manual handling in every industry, plus an A$49 online certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- QueenslandWorkplace Health and Safety Queensland
Queensland's hazardous manual tasks rules for every industry: WHSQ, the 2021 code, heat and long distances, with free training and an A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- Western AustraliaWorkSafe WA
Since 31 March 2022, WA work falls under the WHS Act 2020, not the old OSH Act. WorkSafe WA's training expectations for any industry, and an A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- South AustraliaSafeWork SA
SafeWork SA says 'how to lift' training alone does not meet the duty. What SA law expects of manual tasks training in every industry, plus an A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- TasmaniaWorkSafe Tasmania
WorkSafe Tasmania and the WHS Regulations 2022 govern hazardous manual tasks. Learn how they apply in every industry and earn an A$49 online certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- Australian Capital TerritoryWorkSafe ACT
The ACT's approved codes, how WorkSafe ACT inspectors use them and what cross-border shifts mean, for Canberra workers in every industry. A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
- Northern TerritoryNT WorkSafe
Top End and Central Australian workers in any industry: NT WorkSafe, the National Uniform Legislation, remote work duties, heat and an A$49 certificate.
Sector guides: Aged Care · Disability Support · Warehouse & Logistics · Construction & Trades
Questions from every industry
Looking for a question about your kind of work rather than your state? See the manual handling guides by industry.