TO WHOM DOES THIS POLICY APPLY This policy applies to everyone in the workplace. For the purposes of this policy, “workers” shall include: every organisational employee; volunteers; work experience students; contractors/sub-contractors and any of their employees whilst engaged on work for the organisation; consultants or consultants’ employees whilst on organisational work; and agents whilst acting on behalf of the organisation. DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY (a) The policy is available on the intranet. All workers will be made aware of any amendments to the policy. (b) The policy will form part of the induction of new employees and will be provided to all other workers who perform work for the organisation. POLICY The organisation will adopt a preventative approach to reduce the number and severity of injuries resulting from work place tasks involving manual handling. The organisation supports the preventative approach outlined in national and state legislation. Manual handling and ergonomic design issues will be addressed proactively using a systematic process of identification, assessment and control. The organisation encourages a shared responsibility between management, work teams and all workers, for compliance with the aims and procedures outlined. The organisation recognises that work related musculoskeletal injuries arising from manual handling can affect all workers. It will take all reasonable steps to reduce, and eliminate the sources of these injuries by making diligent attempts to avoid putting workers at risk. RESPONSIBILITIES The Employer Will be responsible for the continuous and regular view of manual tasks risk assessments and will make recommendations on issues associated with manual tasks. Will encourage and assist any individual work teams to complete regular reports of manual handling tasks in the workplace, noting assessments completed, recommended control plans and time frames and controls implemented. Will review and action as required any such reports within the committee forum.
TO WHOM DOES THIS POLICY APPLY This policy applies to everyone in the workplace. For the purposes of this policy, “workers” shall include: every organisational employee; volunteers; work experience students; contractors/sub-contractors and any of their employees whilst engaged on work for the organisation; consultants or consultants’ employees whilst on organisational work; and agents whilst acting on behalf of the organisation. DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY (a) The policy is available on the intranet. All workers will be made aware of any amendments to the policy. (b) The policy will form part of the induction of new employees and will be provided to all other workers who perform work for the organisation. POLICY The organisation will adopt a preventative approach to reduce the number and severity of injuries resulting from work place tasks involving manual handling. The organisation supports the preventative approach outlined in national and state legislation. Manual handling and ergonomic design issues will be addressed proactively using a systematic process of identification, assessment and control. The organisation encourages a shared responsibility between management, work teams and all workers, for compliance with the aims and procedures outlined. The organisation recognises that work related musculoskeletal injuries arising from manual handling can affect all workers. It will take all reasonable steps to reduce, and eliminate the sources of these injuries by making diligent attempts to avoid putting workers at risk. RESPONSIBILITIES The Employer Will be responsible for the continuous and regular view of manual tasks risk assessments and will make recommendations on issues associated with manual tasks. Will encourage and assist any individual work teams to complete regular reports of manual handling tasks in the workplace, noting assessments completed, recommended control plans and time frames and controls implemented. Will review and action as required any such reports within the committee forum.