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Excerpt from National Code of Practice for Manual Handling [NOHSC:2005(1990)]

8. Is the weight of the object:

(a) more than 4.5 kg and handled from a seated position?    Yes       No

(b) more than 16 kg and handled in a working posture      Yes       No

other than seated?

(c) more than 55 kg?       Yes       No

Note: Weight is not used to prescribe absolute limits, but is one of the

important factors to be considered when assessing and controlling risk.