PART 8 MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES Risk assessment 8.1(1) When an employer is aware, or ought reasonably to have been
aware, or has been advised, that a work activity creates a risk of
musculoskeletal injury, the employer must
(a) ensure that the risk is assessed by a competent person; and
(b) on the basis of the assessment, implement control measures to
eliminate or reduce, so far as is reasonably practicable, the risk
of musculoskeletal injury to the worker.
8.1(2) The control measures may include one or more of the following:
(a) providing, positioning and maintaining equipment that is
designed and constructed to reduce or eliminate the risk of
musculoskeletal injury;
(b) developing and implementing safe work procedures to
eliminate or reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries;
(c) implementing work schedules that incorporate rest and
recovery periods, changes to workload or other arrangements
for alternating work;
(d) providing personal protective equipment in accordance with
Part 6 (Personal Protective Equipment).
8.1(3) An employer must
(a) monitor the effectiveness of any control measure implemented
to eliminate or reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injury; and
(b) where the monitoring identifies that a risk of musculoskeletal
injury is not being or has not been eliminated or reduced,
implement further control measures, where it is reasonably
practicable to do so.
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Duty to inform workers 8.2 An employer must ensure that every worker who may be exposed
to a risk of musculoskeletal injury
(a) is informed of the risk and of the signs and common symptoms
of any musculoskeletal injury associated with the worker’s work;
and
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(b) receives instruction and training respecting any control measure
implemented by the employer.
