Risk Assessment - Risk Control Form
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18Appendix 1C Risk Assessment and Risk Control Form (ASSESSING & CONTROLLING RISKS FROM MANUAL TASKS)
Persons doing assessment
Assessment details
Date of assessment:
Work area management rep:
Description of manual task:
Work area H&S rep:
Location of task:
Others (employees, consultants):
Reason for identification
Existing task
Change in task, object or tool
Report of musculoskeletal disorder (MSD)
New task
New information
Change in the workplace/work environment
The National Standard for Manual Tasks (2007) requires duty holders to assess the risk of any hazardous manual tasks found in the workplace and put effective measures in place to:
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prevent injury by eliminating the risk
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where elimination is not reasonably practicable, reduce the risk of injury as much as is reasonably practicable
How to use this worksheet
Follow the worksheet step by step and refer to the National Code of Practice for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders from Performing Manual Tasks at Work (2007) (COP)
as indicated on the worksheet to:
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assess tasks in the workplace involving hazardous manual tasks and determine the sources of risk – Refer COP Sections 6.3
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list appropriate risk control measures – Refer COP Sections 6.4
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implement those measures – Refer COP Sections 6.4
You are required to consult with the relevant health and safety representatives and, where possible, also involve the employees who do the tasks, when assessing the tasks and planning
and introducing risk controls.
This worksheet and the Code of Practice can be downloaded from the ASCC website at
Record your assessment! – It is recommended that you retain your risk assessment if it shows a risk of injury.
Control any risk! – This worksheet provides general guidelines only. Some workers may still be at risk of injury because manual handling occurs in a variety of
tasks and workplace situations, and injury may be caused by a number of factors. It is important, as far as is reasonably practicable, to control any risk you find.
NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FROM PERFORMING MANUAL TASKS AT WORK
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