Australia Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks
Section 6: Role of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers – Australia Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks

Australia Model Code of Practice: Hazardous Manual Tasks 6.1b: 6.1 Design workplaces and plant with the building and plant lifecycle in mind

Designers of buildings used as workplaces should consider the manual tasks that may occur through construction, use, maintenance, refurbishment and demolition, for example lightweight strong materials, lifting points on large structural components, spaces large enough for mechanical devices, short distances for pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying, built-in materials handling such as lifts and chutes, and floor surfaces that let wheeled equipment move easily. Hospitals, nursing homes, warehouses and distribution centres have particular needs. When designing plant consider all phases of its life including manufacture, cleaning and servicing and, if practicable, trial a prototype in a range of operating conditions: reduce repetitive actions, postures and movements, design handles and controls for normal wrist postures, reduce required forces, give instructions, signs or symbols, take account of user size and strength, set speed or rate to suit most users and make maintenance points accessible. Appendix B gives examples.

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