Transmission Maintenance Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Is it heavy? Is it awkward? Can I overbalance? Will I need to bend or twist?

Are there slippery surfaces? Could I get hurt?

Assess

Do I need help? Is there a lifting device? Is there a better means of storage?

Will I have to maintain a prolonged fixed position?

Rectify

Use mechanical assistance. Use a lifting device. Work in pairs.

Establish safe work procedure. Stretch and warm-up before strenuous work.

Obtain and use mechanical assistance.

Work in pairs.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Use a lifting device.

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Stretch and warm-up before strenuous work.

Obtain specialist equipment and work at a comfortable height and position.

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Tyre Fitting and Removal Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Is it heavy? Is it awkward? Can I overbalance? Could I get hurt?

Are there slippery, unstable, uneven surfaces? Will I need to bend or twist?

Assess

Do I need help? Is there a lifting device? Is there a better means of storage?

Will I have to maintain a prolonged fixed position?

Rectify

Use mechanical assistance. Stack heavy tyres on bottom. Work in pairs.

Establish safe operating procedures. Stretch and warm-up before strenuous work.

Note warnings and follow

safe operating procedure.

Rack light tyres at the top.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Stack tyres to a safe

convenient height.

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Obtain and use mechanical

assistance..

Work at a comfortable
height and position.

Obtain and use mechanical

assistance.

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Avoid lifting items above

shoulder level.

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Mechanical Assistance Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Is it heavy? Is it awkward? Can I overbalance? Could I get hurt?

Are there slippery surfaces? Will I need to bend or twist?

Assess

Do I need help? Is there a lifting device? Will I have to stretch overhead?

Will I have to maintain a prolonged fixed position?

Rectify

Use mechanical assistance. Use a lifting device. Work in pairs.

Establish safe work procedure. Stretch and warm-up before strenuous work.

Non-slip surfaces.

Obtain and use mechanical assistance.

Obtain and use specialist equipment and lifting devices.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Work in comfort.

Obtain and use mechanical assistance.

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Workshop Safety Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Is it hazardous? Is it dirty? Could I slip or trip on it? Is it toxic?

Is it environmentally sound? Will it create dangerous dust? Are there slippery surfaces?

Assess

Do I need help? Is there a storage device? Is there a safe operating procedure?

Is there a standards or systems approach to the problem? Is there a better means of storage?

Rectify

Use mechanical assistance. Use a lifting device. Seek assistance and discuss.
Establish safe operating procedures. Stretch and warm-up before strenuous work.

Keep hoses and supply lines off the floor.

Ensure your safety, always use jack stands.

The Motor Trade

Association of
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Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Wash hands before eating

and drinking.

Seek advice to solve problems.

Collect, handle and dispose of waste products appropriately.

Provide and maintain clear walkways.

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Workshop Storage Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Is it bulky? Is it hazardous? Is it dirty? Could I slip or trip on it?

Will it create dangerous clutter? Are there allocated work and storage spaces?

Assess

Do I need help? Is there a storage system? Is there a safe operating procedure?

Is there a standard or systems approach to the problem? Is there a better means of storage?

Rectify

Mark-out specific work and storage areas. Keep hoses and supply lines off the floor.
Create appropriate storage facilities. Write and supervise safe operating procedures.

Create a place for everything

and put everything in its place.

Keep hoses and supply lines

off the floor.
Store and rack appropriately.

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Association of
South Australia

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Ease of access.

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Personal Protection Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Will it spray, spill, drop, splash, fall, flash, fly or fume during the course of the work?

Assess

Will it will hurt, cut, burn, stick or blind if it gets in your eyes?
Whether you are using the appropriate form of eye protection for the job.

Rectify

Wear the correct eye and breathing protection. Write and supervise safe operating procedures.
Maintain and replace protective equipment as required.

Use correct eye protection while welding.

Correct eye and breathing

protection is essential.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Use correct personal protection in every circumstance.

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

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Use correct breathing,eye

and physical protection.

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Risk Assessment Safe Workshop Practice

Consider

Will I have to bend, crouch or stay in a awkward position? Are things easy to reach?
How long will I have to stay in one place? How long will I be in the same position?

Assess

Do I have to do this every day? Am I reaching, bending or crouching? Do I feel safe?

Do I feel sore at the end of a days work?

Rectify

Think smart about a job. Work at easy heights. Eliminate bending, crouching and reaching.
Stretch. Write and supervise safe operating procedures.
Rotate repetitive and heavy jobs between staff.

Avoid prolonged bending.

Use meetings to establish safe operating

procedures and assess risk.

Use stable and comfortable

working positions.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Position work to avoid bending and crouching.

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

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Job Safety Checklists Safe Workshop Practice

Manual Handling
A road map
Major workplace hazards
anual handling is any activity
requiring force exerted by a
person to lift, lower, push, pull,
move, carry, hold or restrain any type of
load. The term implies use of the hands
or body. The load can include an object,
a person, an animal or even a body part
of the person doing the task e.g. holding
the arms above shoulder height while
painting a ceiling. All of these activities
can be considered to require physical
effort.

Every workplace has manual handling

activities. The purpose of manual
handling legislation is to manage
those manual tasks that are likely to
cause injury. These injuries generally
affect the muscles and joints, but also
include disc injuries in the back and
abdominal hernias.
This road map is intended to walk you
through the legislation and how to
comply with it.

Which tasks at your workplace involve physical effort?

Make a list
Which tasks in your workplace require physical effort and are known to be linked to injury?
Look at your first aid records, injury records and hazard reports. Identify these tasks on your list.
Which tasks are the most difficult or take the most effort to perform?
Ask the people doing the task. Observe the task being done. Highlight the most difficult tasks on your list.
While doing these tasks, are workers at risk of injury?
Ask the people doing the task. Observe the task being done. Highlight the most difficult tasks on your list.
While doing these tasks, are workers at risk of injury?
The risk depends on the:
loads being handled;
layout of the work area;
postures and movements involved;
skill and fitness of the workers;
how long and how often the workers do the task.
You will need to assess these factors.
YES

What if there is no significant risk of injury?

The workers may be at risk of injury from the

physical effort involved in the work. There is a
possibility of muscle strains, back and joint
pains,aches and fatigue.
Your assessment will help you to decide what control
measures to put in place to reduce the risk.
What controls could be used to reduce the risk?
Consider whether it is possible to:
eliminate the handling;
reduce the actions, postures, movements, weights,
frequency and duration of the task through redesign;
train staff to use equipment and perform the task safely.

The Motor Trade

Association of
South Australia

Australian
Manufacturing Workers
Union

Keep records of the list of

manual handling activities,
the assessments you have
done and the training
provided. Remember to work
through these steps when
there are changes in the
workplace, the tasks or the
people doing the work.
Record these changes so you
keep up to date. Dont forget
to inform and train
personnel in any procedures
put into place.
Where can I
find more help?

NO

Put a note on your list of manual handling tasks

to indicate that you have examined the tasks,
and decided there is no significant risk or injury.
You should make this decision in consultation with
the people doing the work.

How do you
prove that you
have followed
these steps?

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Motor Trade Association Ph: 8241 1066

WorkCover Corporation Ph: 8238 5740
Workplace Services Ph: 1300 365 255
Other important sources of
information include:
The Occupational Health
Safety and Welfare
Regulations (Division 2.9
Manual Handling).
The Approved Code of
Practice for Manual
Handling.
Statewide Emergency
Serious accidents and incidents report
number:
1800 777 209 (24 hour service)

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