Hazardous Manual Handling Protocol

Must:

• Enable staff and students through consultation, to contribute to the hazard management process. 
• Ensure hazards associated with the operations in their areas of control are identified and managed in accordance with this procedure and associated protocols. 
• Provide information, training, instruction and ensure the level of supervision, to staff, students and others is implemented.
• Support the reporting of hazards and incidents.

Ensure reported incidents are investigated.

• Identify hazardous manual work activities in your area of control in consultation with staff. 
• Ensure all hazardous manual tasks are managed in accordance with the Hazard Management Procedure risk assessment process. 
• Review and monitor the identified control measures are implemented and applied.
• Review risk assessments every 12 months or/ at regular periods.
• Ensure instruction, training and supervision is provided to staff, students working in the area/s, especially on the specific control measures identified in the risk assessment.
• Ensure staff / students /contractors report hazards and incidents in Unisafe. 
• Ensure incidents and hazards within area of control are investigated.

Must: 

• Ensure the hazard management risk assessment process is conducted.

• During the design phase Hazardous Manual tasks hazards/risks should be reviewed with the objective to either eliminate or mitigate to a low level of risk of harm to the users.

• Safety in Design risk assessments must be completed and kept as part of the design and safe operation proces  

• Comply with the Hazard Management Procedure and take reasonable care regarding their own and others’ wellbeing and safety. 
• Follow reasonable instructions and work practices to maintain their own and others’ safety.
• Report individual hazards identified through Unisafe

• Participate in relation to identification, assessment and agreed control measures in relation to manual handling activities.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been developed for work activities especially where the use of plant, equipment and mechanical aids have been identified as control measures.
• Report to their supervisor any instances where work practices have changed and therefore the risk assessment process needs to be reviewed or where an incident has occurred and must be recorded in Unisafe

Must:

• Support the leaders through the investigation process related to Hazardous Manual Task incidents where an injury has been sustained by staff/student/ contractor as notified.
• Provide advice and support to all parties in relation to hazardous manual handling incidents.

• To assist where required in investigations related to hazardous manual handling incidents   to ensure appropriate control measures are in place. 
• Have regular contact with the People Leaders and staff in areas where the risk of hazardous manual handling has a medium risk rating to ensure control measures continue to be effective and implemented.