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Manual Handling What's new, What's review, and What you need to do. Alan Duffett, Senior Ergonomist, WorkSafe Victoria

Overview If you are an employer, a worker or a health and safety representative (HSR), you have a role in identifying hazardous manual handling, and controlling any risk of injury at your workplace. This manual handling session will cover: What s new? What is review? What does your business need to do? Part 3.1 - Hazardous manual handling of Victoria s new Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 is presented in detail including the requirements for Review and Revision following an injury report. You will also learn how to conduct a manual handling risk assessment using the *new Risk Assessment and Control worksheet.

What s New Victorian Statistics for past 2 years Mechanism of injury *Claims % claims Payments to 31 August 2017 % payments Manual handling 19622 37.4 $330,163,432.00 **34.7 Falls, Trips and Slips 11543 22 $209,327,927.00 22 Being Hit by Moving Object 7986 15.2 $126,631,157.00 13.3 Exposure to Mental Stress Factors 5782 11 $146,748,371.00 15.4 Other Mechanism 3469 6.6 $88,919,310.00 9.4 Sound and Pressure 2263 4.3 $26,482,036.00 2.8 Hitting Objects 1811 3.5 $22,231,230.00 2.3 All 52476 100 $950,503,463.00 100 *Standardised claims reported 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2017 at 31 August 2017 ** Fully developed cost of manual handling claim is around $67K

What s New Industry Statistics

What s New 2017 Regulations Changes OHS Regulations 2007 OHS Regulations 2017 TITLE OF PART 3.1 Manual Handling Hazardous Manual Handling (HMH) DEFINITION OF HMH Separate definitions for manual handling and object Redrafted to incorporate previous definition of manual handling and object Removal of word `sustained in relation to movements Removal of word `repetitive in relation to posture

What s New 2017 Regulations Changes OHS Regulations 2007 OHS Regulations 2017 Hazard Identification Regulation 3.1.1 (1) Regulation 26 Requires an employer to identify SFARP any task undertaken by an employee involving HMH Requires an employer to identify SFARP any HMH undertaken or to be undertaken by an employee `Task replaced to encourage employers to focus on all work having characteristics of HMH Narrow definition of task (i.e. part of the work) no longer relevant Regulation 3.1.1(2) Allowed employers to identify tasks in a class, Subregulation removed Removed as this type of information was considered more appropriate for guidance material where tasks are similar.

What s New 2017 Compliance Code

What s New 2017 Compliance Code Appendix B HMH Identification Sheet Is there a suitable risk control measures available now? Provide details

What s New 2017 Regulations Changes OHS Regulations 2007 OHS Regulations 2017 Control of Risk Regulation 3.1.2 Regulation 27 (1) Eliminate SFARP (2) Reduce risk by altering layout, environment, system of work, changing the objects, using mechanical aids, or any combination (3) If (2) not practicable, employer may use information, instruction or training (4) Factors that must be addressed (1) Eliminate SFARP (2) Reduce risk by altering layout, environment, system of work, changing the things used, using mechanical aids, or any combination (3) If employer complied with (1) and (2) and a risk remains, employer may use information, instruction or training (4) If (2) not practicable, employer may use information, instruction or training (5) Factors that must be addressed

POSTURE FORCE / LOAD MOVEMENT FREQUENCY DURATION VIBRATION ORGANISATIONAL (PSYCHOSOCIAL) FACTORS OTHERS* ASSESSMENT METHOD PREDICTS RISK CONTROL EFFECTS SKILL LEVEL** EASE OF USE What s New 2017 Compliance Code OWAS (Ovako Working Posture Analysing System) x x x Ergonomics background Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) x x x x Ergonomics Revised NIOSH lifting equation (RNLE) x x x x x x background Some ergonomic knowledge Revised Strain Index x x x x x x Some ergonomic knowledge Occupational Repetitive Actions (OCRA) x x x x x x Ergonomics Quick Exposure Check (QEC) x x x x x x x background Some ergonomic knowledge Manual Handling Assessment Charts (UK) x x x x x x Little ergonomic knowledge x x x x Ergonomics background 3D Static Strength Prediction Program (3DSSP) Psychophysical tables x x x x Some ergonomic knowledge ManTRA x x x x x x Ergonomics background ISO Standards ISO/TR 12295:2014 x x x x x x Ergonomics background Work Organization Assessment x x x Some ergonomic Questionnaire (WOAQ) knowledge Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire x x x Some ergonomic (COPSOQ) knowledge Karasek Job Content Questionnaire x x x Some ergonomic SWA - Workplace Vibration Guidance materials x knowledge Some ergonomic knowledge Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Difficult Intermediate Simple Difficult Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate

What s New 2017 Compliance Code APPENDIX C DISCOMFORT SURVEY

What s New 2017 Regulations Changes OHS Regulations 2007 OHS Regulations 2017 Review of Risk Regulation 3.1.3 (1) Regulation 28 Controls Required an employer to review and, if necessary, revise risk control measures in response to any of 7 specific triggers Requires an employer to review and, if necessary, revise risk control measures in response to any of 6 specific triggers Trigger 3.1.3(1)(b), which requires review of a risk control measure before an object is used for another purpose than that for which it was designed, has been removed.

What s Review? Review of risk control measures - Regulation 28 An employer must review and, if necessary, revise any measures implemented to control risks under regulation 27 - Before any alteration is made to any thing, process or system of work, including a change in the place where that work is undertaken; or If new or additional information becomes available; or If an MSD is reported by or on behalf of an employee; or After any notifiable incident; or If, for any other reason, the risk control measures do not adequately control the risks; or After receiving a request from an HSR The Regulations tell you WHEN to review control measures (not HOW)

What s Review - Guidance

What s Review How to review your risk controls One way List all the risk control measures in place for the task Does any risk remain? If an MSD has been reported what didn t work or go to plan? Why? When? How? Under what circumstances? Are there any barriers to fixing the issues identified above or other barriers not identified above? Review the risk control measures against what is reasonably practicable What is the current state of knowledge about this task and risk control measures? Do they eliminate the risk or hazard at the source? Is it the highest level practicable? Do the risk control measures give employees the highest level of protection? Revise the risk control measures Page 20

What s Review - Guidance

What do you need to do?

What you need to do! 1. Identification of Hazardous Manual Handling work Is there a suitable risk control measures available now? Provide details

What you need to do! Q1. Does the work involve any repetitive or sustained forces, sustained awkward postures or repetitive movements? 2. Determine the risk of an MSD for the work

What you need to do! Q2. Is the work undertaken for a long duration? 2. Determine the risk of an MSD for the work

What you need to do! Q3. Does the work involve high force? High force means an activity involving a single or repetitive use 2. Determine the risk of an MSD for the work of force that it would be reasonable to expect that a person in the workforce may have difficultly undertaking. Work involving high force can cause MSD even if it is not repetitive or sustained. High forces are commonly associated with the handling of live persons or animals and loads that are unstable, unbalanced or difficult to hold.

What you need to do! Q4. Are environmental conditions increasing the risk? Once it is determined there is a risk of MSD, employers - 2. Determine the risk of an MSD for the work must consider whether environmental conditions (including vibration, heat, humidity, cold and wind, slippery and uneven floor surfaces, obstructions, poor lighting) are increasing the risk of MSD to employees (e.g. by affecting the functions of muscles, nerves and blood vessels and increasing fatigue).

What you need to do! 3. What are the Sources of Risk for the work

What you need to do! 4. Control the Risk using Hierarchy of Control

What you need to do! 5. Review risk control measures

What you need to do! WorkSafe OHS Essentials Program

Thank you.

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