Risk Assessment - Risk Control Form Page 5
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Page Comments*
Describe any risk control
Control Options
options you have identified
(not exhaustive list)
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Eliminate the manual task
Lifting, lowering or carrying
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Automate or mechanise the task, especially
tasks that are repetitive
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Modify operation or production method
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Use bulk handling methods
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Carrying with one hand
Alter the design and layout of the workplace (p 62)
or one side of the body
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Provide a means for attaching mechanical
aids for lifting to the load
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Use jigs to hold or support the items
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Alter the workplace so mechanical aids
Exerting force with one hand
or one side of the body
can be used and are accessible
Alter the load handled (p 64)
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Reduce weight and dimensions of the load
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Reduce the number of items handled at
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Pushing, pulling or dragging
one time
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Provide handles, handholds or cut-outs
to improve grip
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Reduce amount of manipulation required
(use mechanical aids)
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Modify the load so mechanical aids can
be used
Alter the items used (p 70)
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Gripping with the fingers
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Use power tools
pinched together or held
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Ensure tools are suitable for the task
wide apart
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Use lightweight tools where possible
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Use tool counterbalances
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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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