One of the requirements of the Victorian Manual Handling Regulations (Department of Labour, 1988) is that "An employer must ensure that manual handling likely to be a risk to health and safety is examined and assessed" (p2). Pursuant to the Victorian Occupational Health And Safety Act, 1985 (Parliament of Victoria, 1985) it is intended that Codes of Practice such as the Victorian Manual Handling Code of Practice (Department of Labour, 1988) or the subsequent Victorian Manual Handling (Occupational Overuse Syndrome) Code of Practice (Occupational Health and Safety Authority, 1992) be consulted for practical guidance when conducting a manual handling risk assessment and developing risk control measures for the workplace.
Finch, Rechnitzer, Hodgson, Brumen and Caple (1996) propose that the two Victorian Manual Handling Codes of Practice "are consistent with their national (Australian) counterparts, though some of the specific details may be different" (p21).
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