4 Additional controls
There are cases when current risk controls may not be sufficient to effectively manage risks, which would necessitate additional controls if:
- specific hazardous manual handlings tasks are not understood
- individual factors need to be considered, for example, skills and level of training
- there are issues surrounding the load to be moved (e.g. too heavy, too large)
- there are environmental considerations, for example, layout/design or work area
- there has been a near miss, incident or injury reported as result of manual handling task
The principal and/or their delegate must ensure that additional controls are recorded in the OHS Risk and Risk Assessment or equivalent.
Chapter 4 of the Manual Handling Procedure outlining when additional risk controls may be required for manual handling tasks in schools
Reviewed 26 June 2020