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Manual Handling
Comcare is seeking comments from stakeholders on proposed amendments to Part 5 – ‘Manual Handling’ of the Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994 for the implementation of the new National Standard for Manual Tasks in the Commonwealth jurisdiction.
There are two documents to download:
- Manual Handling Consultation paper [pdf] - background and reasoning for the proposed amendments
- Manual Handling Comment Form [pdf] - to assist you in providing your comments
You can find a copies of the National Standard for Manual Tasks on the ASCC website; www.ascc.gov.au.
Please address questions on any aspect of this paper to Bernadette Suitor telephone: 1300 366 979 or by email: ohs.policy@comcare.gov.au.