Your legal duties

New regulations for occupational health and safety came into effect on 1 July 2007.

The OHS Regulations contain specific legal duties on employers for the control of risks associated with hazardous manual handling. These obligations are addressed in Chapter 3 of the regulations.

The 2007 regulations for manual handling are similar to the previous regulations.

Visit the employers and employees section of this guide for details of duties relating to manual handling.

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OHS Act 2004

OHS Regulations 2007

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Regulations fact sheet - manual handling