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Work organisation and work practices
Page Comments*
Describe any risk control
Control Options
options you have identified
(not exhaustive list)
50
The work rate being set by a
Alter work organisation (p 74)
machine or the team and not
>
Allow for task variation
under the worker’s control
>
Provide rest breaks
>
Allow workers some latitude to
50
Systems of work, such as
influence the rate and pace of work
piecework, that encourage
>
Ensure workloads and deadlines
workers to skip breaks to
are achievable
finish early, or to produce
more items in the set time
>
Ensure good communication and
reporting of problems
50
Levels of work demand that
workers find difficult to keep
>
Give and receive feedback about work
up with (pace)
requirements and performance
>
Allow workers some latitude to
influence workload, work methods
50
and changes in the workplace
Sustained high levels of
attention and concentration
>
Monitor and control overtime
and shiftwork
>
Provide appropriate training and
supervision to develop and maintain
50
Systems of work that
skills required
offers the worker little
or no control over the
>
Allow for a gradual build up to full
way they do their work
production speed
>
Seek advice on special requirements
50
Workers frequently needing
to meet tight deadlines
*
Describe what the person is doing – e.g. hand operation of drill 10 times per minute, performed 3 hrs per day, five days a week
What are the sources of risk? Describe any aspect of the design and layout of the workplace, the nature of the load handled, the nature of the item used, the working environment, the work practices or work organisation that may have caused you to tick a box.
NATIONAL CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS FROM PERFORMING MANUAL TASKS AT WORK
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