The obligation
Designers and suppliers must consider hazardous manual task implications in plant/structure design and provide information to PCBUs to eliminate or minimise manual handling risks.
The Hazardous Manual Tasks Code of Practice imposes obligations on designers and suppliers: designers and engineers must consider manual task implications in design; manufacturers, importers, and suppliers must provide information on features that eliminate or minimise hazardous manual tasks.
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- Designers and suppliers must consider hazardous manual task implications in plant/structure design and provide information to PCBUs to eliminate or minimise manual handling risks.
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- safework.nsw.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers re hazardous manual tasks is a WHS requirement set out in Hazardous manual tasks (NSW). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). The relevant provision is Hazardous manual tasks > Designer & supplier obligations.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers re hazardous manual tasks is a WHS obligation under Hazardous manual tasks (NSW). In short, Designers and suppliers must consider hazardous manual task implications in plant/structure design and provide information to PCBUs to eliminate or minimise manual handling risks.
What changed recently?
Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers re hazardous manual tasks was last updated on 3 September 2026.
