Code of Practice for Manual Handling Jurisdiction Australia - Queensland Year 1991 Published in English Serial title Queensland Government Gazette Source 2 Feb. 1991, Vol.296, No.17, p.265-320 (also numbered p.1-56). Illus. Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Queensland, manual handling [Secondary] check lists, directive, hazard evaluation, hazard identification, safe working methods Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract This Code of Practice was issued in conformity with the provisions of the Workplace Health and Safety Act (CIS 90-1402). Its purpose is to provide practical advice to employers, employees and others in meeting the requirements of the Act with respect to the identification, assessment and control of risks arising from any manual handling activities in workplaces. Contents: definitions; general principles (consultation, design); risk identification; risk assessment; risk control. Several checklists accompany the text. CIS No. 94-441 Database ID 62035