Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered RegulationsPenalty:
(a) if the offender is a natural person—10 penalty units;
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—50 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1) the employer or person in control shall—
(a) redesign the manual handling task to eliminate or minimise the risk; and
(b) ensure that each employee involved in the manual handling task receives appropriate training (including training in safe manual handling techniques) and supervision.
(3) Where redesign of the manual handling task is not reasonably practicable, the employer or person in control shall—
(a) take 1 or more of the following measures as is appropriate:
(i) provide mechanical aids;
(ii) arrange for an appropriately trained person or group of people, as required, to undertake the manual handling;
(iii) provide personal protective equipment; and
(b) ensure that each employee receives appropriate training and supervision in the correct use or application of any mechanical aids, manual handling procedures or personal protective equipment provided or arranged for under paragraph (a).
(4) Where redesign of a manual handling task is reasonably practicable, but cannot be implemented immediately, the employer or person in control shall, for the purposes of subregulation (1), comply with subregulation (3) until such time as he or she is in a position to comply with subregulation (2).
(5) An employee shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to—
(a) apply any training provided for the purposes of this regulation; or
(b) comply with any lawful instruction given by a person supervising a manual handling task.