This code of practice applies to all workplaces in Western Australia covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. It provides: general guidance for employers and workers on the identification, assessment and control of safety and health hazards and risks associated with manual tasks in which forces exerted, loads handled, repetitive movement, awkward postures, sustained postures and equipment and tools that expose workers to vibration are of concern; and information on key legislative requirements in the OSH act and the OSH regulations, as they relate to hazardous manual tasks.
WorkSafe
Code of practice
21 May 2014