Safe Work Australia have recently released a new Code of Practice titled Hazardous Manual Tasks. This comprehensive code is a practical guide to help business owners and workers become aware of manual tasks which are potentially hazardous and how to assess, eliminate or minimize these risks. This code of practice will also guide designers, importers, suppliers and manufacturers of industrial equipment and also designers of workplace/spaces about their responsibilities concerning a safe workplace environment.
It will also help assess and control the risk of musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks carried out in the workplace. This is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act. This has been developed by the Council of Australian Governments, Inter-Governmental Agreement of Regulatory and Operational Reform in Occupational Health and Safety for adoption by the Commonwealth, State, and Territory governments.
Source: Sitecraft
