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WHS Manual Handling Risk Assessment Template

by Linda Toseland, from the Community

This WHS manual handling risk assessment template helps teams identify repetitive or sustained movements, high-force tasks, and environmental factors contributing to sprain and strain injuries. It includes sections for task description, hazard prompts, current and additional control measures, and post-incident review with sign-off. Guidance covers lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling, awkward postures, overhead work, vibration, thermal conditions, PPE, and recommended engineering and administrative controls.

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Manual Handling Risk Assessment Guide
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Manual Handling Risk Assessment Form
This manual handling risk assessment form helps teams identify and manage risks that lead to musculoskeletal injuries. It includes analysis of workplace injury records, a detailed risk identification checklist for repetitive or sustained postures and movements, high-force tasks, and environmental factors such as vibration, heat, or cold. It also covers handling live animals or people and unstable or awkward loads. Use the risk matrix to rate current and residual risk, capture corrective actions, and standardize safe manual handling practices.
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Manual Task Risk Assessment Template
Use this manual task risk assessment to evaluate physical demands, postures, and load handling risks across jobs. Record employee details, location and role; note required PPE; assess actions such as reaching, bending, twisting, carrying, pushing, pulling, vibration exposure, and repetitive movements. List equipment and weights, identify hazards, rate risk, and capture recommendations. Summarize findings and document controls to reduce musculoskeletal injury and improve safe manual handling practices.
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Manual Handling Risk Assessment Template
This manual handling risk assessment template helps teams identify and control risks that can cause musculoskeletal injuries during lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling tasks. Record task details such as load weight, frequency, and carry distance; check for risk factors including awkward postures, twisting, vertical movement, long carries, difficult or unstable loads, and strenuous pushing or pulling. Consider environmental conditions like flooring, level changes, temperature, airflow, and lighting, along with individual capability, PPE suitability, and psychosocial factors such as workload and training. Capture photo evidence, annotate issues, and assign corrective actions to responsible parties to drive remediation and improve workplace safety.
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WHS Manual Handling Risk Assessment Template

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