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Hazardous manual tasks

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)
The Western Australia Code of Practice for Hazardous Manual Tasks provides practical guidance to PCBUs on identifying, assessing and controlling risks of musculoskeletal disorders arising from hazardous manual tasks in w...
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Legislation date 14 Jul 2022 Latest change across 1 topic

Current Topics 3

Consulting workers and encouraging reports of manual task discomfort

Oct 2026
PCBUs must consult affected workers and any health and safety representative on manual tasks, and should encourage early reporting of proble...
Medium
3 citations

WA Code of Practice – Hazardous Manual Tasks: Overview and Legal Status

Oct 2026
The WA Hazardous Manual Tasks Code is an approved code of practice under section 274 of the WHS Act 2020, applying to all workplaces where h...
Low
2 citations

WA HMT Code: Duty to Identify, Assess and Control Hazardous Manual Task Risks

Jul 2026
PCBUs must identify hazardous manual tasks, assess associated MSD risks, and implement the hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimise th...
High
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