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Work Health and Safety (Hazardous Manual Tasks) Code of Practice 2015
made under the
Work Health and Safety Act 2011, section 274 (Approved Codes of Practice)
1 Name of instrument
This instrument is the Work Health and Safety (Hazardous Manual Tasks) Code of Practice 2015.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
3 Code of Practice Approval
I approve the Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice. I am satisfied that this code of practice was developed by a process described in section 274(2) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Michaelia Cash Minister for Employment
18 March 2016
Date
HAZARDOUS MANUAL TASKS
Code of Practice
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD 1. Introduction 1.1 What is a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)? 1.2 What is a hazardous manual task? 1.3 Who has health and safety duties in relation to hazardous manual tasks? 1.4 What is required to manage the risk of musculoskeletal disorders? 2. Identifying hazardous manual tasks 2.1 How to identify hazardous manual tasks 2.2 Characteristics of Hazardous Manual Tasks 3. Assessing the Risks 3. Assessing the Risks 3.1 When should a risk assessment be conducted? 3.2 How to do a risk assessment for hazardous manual tasks 3.3 What are the risk factors? 3.4 What are the sources of the risk? 4. CONTROLLING THE RISKS 4.1 The hierarchy of control 4.2 Purchasing to eliminate or minimise risks 4.3 Changing the design or layout of work areas 4.4 Changing the nature, size, weight or number of items handled 4.5 Using mechanical aids 4.6 Handling people and animals 4.7 Changing the system of work 4.8 Changing the work environment 4.9 Using administrative control measures 4.10 Implementing control measures 5. Reviewing control measures 6. Role of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers 6.1 Designers 6.2 Manufacturers, importers and suppliers Appendix A – The risk management process for manual tasks Appendix b – HazaRdous manual task identification worksheeT Appendix c – discomfort survey Appendix D – RISK Assessment WoRKSHEET Appendix e – Controlling MSD risks through design Appendix F – references for further risk assessment methods
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