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- What do we mean by hazardous manual tasks and what is correct manual handling?
As per the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, specifically Part 4.2, hazardous manual tasks are defined as:
A task that requires a person to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or otherwise move, hold or restrain any person, animal or thing that involves one or more of the following:
a. repetitive or sustained force
b. high or sudden force
c. repetitive movement
d. sustained or awkward posture
e. exposure to vibration.
Hazardous manual tasks cover a wide range of activities, for example:
putting boxes of books on shelves
sitting on low chairs for hours
putting the sandpit cover on
mopping a floor
lifting a student into a wheelchair.
mcop-hazardous-manual-tasks-v2.pdf2. Browse the document below in your groups,
2. Browse the document below in your groups,
Describe what MSD is (page 3)
What are PCBU's and workers responsibilities in relation to hazardous manual tasks (p4)
Identify key points about each of four types of hazardous manual task (exclude vibration) and provide an example in an educational environment for the characteristic (p8-11)
3. Hazardous manual tasks...
3. Hazardous manual tasks...
should be dealt with using the risk management framework described on the Hazards and Risks page of these notes. Many people think that training, such as in the videos below, will fix all problems, but it is a little more complex. Read the notes on Manual Tasks (below) or go the Hazards and Risks page to read more.
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