HAZARDOUSMANUALTASKSCodeofPracticeDECEMBER2011WesternAustraliaSAFEWORKSafeWorkAustraliaisanAustralianGovernmentstatutoryagencyestablishedin2009.SafeWorkAustraliaconsistsofrepresentativesoftheCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernments,theAustralianCouncilofTradeUnions,theAustralianChamberofCommerceandIndustryandtheAustralianIndustryGroup.SafeWorkAustraliaworkswiththeCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernmentstoimproveworkhealthandsafetyandworkers’compensationarrangements.SafeWorkAustraliaisanationalpolicybody,notaregulatorofworkhealthandsafety.TheCommonwealth,statesandterritorieshaveresponsibilityforregulatingandenforcingworkhealthandsafetylawsintheirjurisdiction.ISBN978-0-642-33307-0[PDF]ISBN978-0-642-33308-7[RTF]CreativeCommonsExceptforthelogosofSafeWorkAustralia,SafeWorkSA,WorkplaceStandardsTasmania,WorkSafeWA,WorkplaceHealthandSafetyQLD,NTWorkSafe,WorkCoverNSW,ComcareandWorkSafeACT,thiscopyrightworkislicensedunderaCreativeCommonsAttribution-Noncommercial3.0Australialicence.Toviewacopyofthislicence,visithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/au/Inessence,youarefreetocopy,communicateandadapttheworkfornoncommercialpurposes,aslongasyouattributetheworktoSafeWorkAustraliaandabidebytheotherlicenceterms.ContactinformationSafeWorkAustraliaPhone:+61261215317Email:info@safeworkaustralia.gov.auWebsite:www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au1CODEOFPRACTICE|HAZARDOUSMANUALTASKSTABLEOFCONTENTSFOREWORD21.INTRODUCTION31.1Whatisamusculoskeletaldisorder(MSD)?31.2Whatisahazardousmanualtask?41.3Whohashealthandsafetydutiesinrelationtohazardousmanualtasks?41.4Whatisrequiredtomanagetheriskofmusculoskeletaldisorders?52.IDENTIFYINGHAZARDOUSMANUALTASKS72.1Howtoidentifyhazardousmanualtasks72.2CharacteristicsofHazardousManualTasks83.ASSESSINGTHERISKS123.1Whenshouldariskassessmentbeconducted?123.2Howtodoariskassessmentforhazardousmanualtasks123.3Whataretheriskfactors?133.4Whatarethesourcesoftherisk?164.CONTROLLINGTHERISKS204.1Thehierarchyofcontrol204.2Purchasingtoeliminateorminimiserisks214.3Changingthedesignorlayoutofworkareas214.4Changingthenature,size,weightornumberofitemshandled234.5Usingmechanicalaids254.6Handlingpeopleandanimals284.7Changingthesystemofwork294.8Changingtheworkenvironment304.9Usingadministrativecontrolmeasures324.10Implementingcontrolmeasures345.REVIEWINGCONTROLMEASURES356.ROLEOFDESIGNERS,MANUFACTURERS,IMPORTERSANDSUPPLIERS366.1Designers366.2Manufacturers,importersandsuppliers37APPENDIXA–THERISKMANAGEMENTPROCESSFORMANUALTASKS39APPENDIXB–HAZARDOUSMANUALTASKIDENTIFICATIONWORKSHEET40APPENDIXC–DISCOMFORTSURVEY41APPENDIXD–RISKASSESSMENTWORKSHEET42APPENDIXE–CONTROLLINGMSDRISKSTHROUGHDESIGN48APPENDIXF–REFERENCESFORFURTHERRISKASSESSMENTMETHODS49CODEOFPRACTICE|HAZARDOUSMANUALTASKS2ThisCodeofPracticeonhowtoidentifyhazardousmanualtasksandcontroltherisksofworkersbeingaffectedbymusculoskeletaldisordersisanapprovedcodeofpracticeundersection274oftheWorkHealthandSafetyAct.Anapprovedcodeofpracticeisapracticalguidetoachievingthestandardsofhealth,safetyandwelfarerequiredundertheWorkHealthandSafetyAct(theWHSAct)andtheWorkHealthandSafetyRegulations(theRegulations).Acodeofpracticeappliestoanyonewhohasadutyofcareinthecircumstancesdescribedinthecode.Inmostcases,followinganapprovedcodeofpracticewouldachievecompliancewiththehealthandsafetydutiesintheWHSAct,inrelationtothesubjectmatterofthecode.Likereg...
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