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Hazardous manual tasks

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (FEDERAL)
The Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks is issued by Safe Work Australia under the model WHS framework. It provides practical guidance to PCBUs on identifying and controlling risks of musculoskeletal disorders...
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Controlling hazardous manual task risks — hierarchy of controls

Jul 2026
PCBUs must apply controls following the hierarchy: eliminate the task, substitute equipment/method, engineer out the hazard, use administrat...
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PCBU duty to manage hazardous manual task risks

Jul 2026
PCBUs must identify, assess and control hazardous manual tasks using the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimise MSD risks so far as...
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