Provide training and supervision to ensure workers can competently implement the risk controls.Ensure that any equipment used in the manual task is properly maintained.Communicate the reasons for the change to workers and others.Enable workers to trial controls and give their feedback before decisions are made to make them permanent.Talk with workers to identify appropriate controls.Start at the top of the hierarchy of control.the nature, size, weight or number of persons, animals or things involved in carrying out the hazardous manual task.To implement the most effective controls, you must: Shock absorbant shoes for work on hard concrete floors.Heat resistant gloves for handling hot items.Arrange workflows to avoid peak physical and mental demands towards the end of a shift.Provide workstations that are height adjustable.Isolate vibrating machinery from the user eg by providing fully independent seating on mobile plant.Replace hand tools with power to reduce the level of force required to do the task.Replace heavy items with those that are lighter, smaller and/or easier to handle.Deliver goods directly to the point of use to eliminate manual handling.Automate the manual task (such as using remote controls).This type of control is not effective in fixing the problem Hierarchy of control Providing ‘how to lift safely’ training must not be used as the sole or primary means to control hazardous manual tasks.
