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17 Take Control

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The Take Control series offers practical advise and gives examples of the types of control that might be used in preventing injury. They also reference the relevant Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and suggest other useful information resources such as standards, codes of practice and NT WorkSafe Information Bulletins.

17.01 Hitting objects with part of the body

17.01.01 Hitting stationary objects
17.01.02 Hitting moving objects
17.01.03 Rubbing and chafing

17.02 Being hit by moving objects

17.02.01 Being hit by falling objects
17.02.03 Being hit by an animal
17.02.05 Being trapped by moving machinery
17.02.06 Being trapped between stationary and moving objects
17.02.07 Exposure to mechanical vibration
17.02.08 Being hit by moving objects

17.03 Sound and pressure

17.03.01 Exposure to single, sudden sound
17.03.02 Long term exposure to sounds

17.04 Body stressing

17.04.01 Muscular stress while lifting, carrying or putting down objects
17.04.02 Muscular stress while handling objects other than lifting, carrying
17.04.03 Muscular stress with no objects being handled
17.04.04 Repetitive movement, low muscle loading

17.05 Heat radiation and electricity

17.05.01 Contact with hot and cold objects
17.05.03 Exposure to environmental heat
17.05.05 Exposure to non-ionising radiation
17.05.06 Exposure to ionising radiation
17.05.07 Contact with electricity

17.06 Chemicals and other substances

17.06.01 Contact with a chemical or substance
17.06.02 Long term contact with chemicals or substances
17.06.03 Insect and spider bites and stings

17.07 Biological factors

17.07.01 Contact with or exposure, biological factors

17.08 Mental stress

17.08.01 Exposure to mental stress factors

17.09 Other and unspecified mechanisms of injury

17.09.01 Slide or cave in
17.09.02 Vehicle accident
17.09.08 Other and multiple mechanisms of injury
17.09.09 Unspecified mechanisms of injury

17.10 Falls, trips and slips of a person

17.10.01 Falls from a height or into a depth
17.10.02 Falls on the same level
17.10.03 Stepping kneeling or sitting on objects
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