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Implementation and effectiveness of the European directive relating to vibration in the workplace
19 September 2012 |
Reports
This report reviews the European Union’s:  European Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)  Directive on Vibration (2002/44/EC)   It looks at the directives’ requirements and how effective they are.  The report:  considers whether a similar…
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  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
Hand arm vibration information sheet
19 March 2020 |
Guidance materials
Workers using hand-held power tools – such as jack-hammers, chainsaws, grinders, drills, riveters and impact wrenches – may be exposed to harmful levels of hard-arm vibration (HAV).   This information sheet is on how to manage the risk of HAV in the…
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  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
  • Health, illness and disease
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
Whole body vibration information sheet
23 September 2020 |
Guidance materials
Use this information sheet if you measure and assess vibration at the workplace.  This information sheet is part of a workplace vibration collection, including: 
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  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Manual handling
  • Vibration
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 22 Nov 2021
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Australia 2019
12 December 2019 |
Reports
This report provides a detailed examination of the causes, impacts and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).  It outlines current knowledge of WMSD hazards and risk factors, statistics on incidence and impact, and a review of WMSD…
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  • Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)
  • All industries
  • Statistics
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Sedentary Work: Evidence on an emergent work health and safety issue
18 March 2016 |
Reports
Safe Work Australia’s emerging issues surveillance program identifies new priority issues which can affect workers’ health and safety, and undertakes and disseminates research to investigate these.  As part of this program, Safe Work Australia…
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  • Ergonomics
  • Sedentary work
  • Sitting and standing
  • All industries
  • The work environment
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
Manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients in Australia
19 March 2020 |
Reports
This report provides information on the risks associated with caring for obese and bariatric patients, including:  transporting patients   moving patients  in-home treatment  treatment while in hostel/hospital care. 
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  • Manual handling
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Ergonomics
  • Health, illness and disease
  • Research and studies
  • Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 27 Oct 2021
National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance: Exposure to biomechanical demands, pain and fatigue symptoms and the provision of controls in Australia workplaces
19 March 2020 |
Reports
Biomechanical demands such as repetitive hand or arm movements, lifting heavy loads or working in awkward postures contribute to the development or worsening of inflammatory or degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. However, little is known about…
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  • Manual handling
  • Lifting, pushing and pulling
  • Hazard surveillance research
  • Fatigue
  • Disease and illness
  • Research and studies
Page last updated: 29 Sep 2021