Managing risks to health and safety
60 Managing risks to health and safety
A person conducting a business or undertaking must manage risks to health and safety relating to a musculoskeletal disorder associated with a hazardous manual task, in accordance with Part 3.1.
| Note |
| WHS Act – section 19 (see regulation 9). |
In determining the control measures to implement under subregulation (1), the person conducting the business or undertaking must have regard to all relevant matters that may contribute to a musculoskeletal disorder, including – postures, movements, forces and vibration relating to the hazardous manual task; and the duration and frequency of the hazardous manual task; and workplace environmental conditions that may affect the hazardous manual task or the worker performing it; and the design of the work area; and the layout of the workplace; and the systems of work used; and the nature, size, weight or number of persons, animals or things involved in carrying out the hazardous manual task.
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