Hazardous Manual Task Systems Thinking Assessment (HaMSTA)
Manual task risk assessment using systems thinking
About HaMSTA
What is HaMSTA
HaMSTA is based on systems thinking principles and enables identification of both physical and psychosocial contributory factors which could result or have resulted in an injury from hazardous manual tasks. It uses a taxonomy of contributory factors that is available as a download.
It can be used to assess existing hazardous manual tasks, assess the design of new manual tasks, and assess the controls from hazardous manual task investigations.
Important Information
The reliability and validity of HaMSTA has not been assessed.
Your use of HaMSTA is at your discretion. The developer does not claim it meets legislative obligations for assessing hazardous manual tasks. Use of HaMSTA is solely at the discretion of users.
Reliability and Validity Testing
The reliability and validity of HaMSTA has not been assessed.
If you would like to participate in testing the reliability and validity of HaMSTA, please use the contact form to register your interest.
It is anticipated this will be undertaken in the latter part of 2024.
Understanding HaMSTA
HaMSTA is a new method to assess hazardous manual tasks.
There are resources available to help you to understand how to use it.
A good way to learn HaMSTA is:
- View the Overview of Systems Thinking video.
- View the Overview of HaMSTA video.
- View the Concrete Finishing HaMSTA Example video.
If you think it will be useful to you, click on the button below request the files to be sent to you.
Development of HaMSTA
Dr Peter McCormack
Dr Peter McCormack AssocDipMechEng.(QIT), BBus.(USQ), GradDipOHS, MHltSc.(Risk)(QUT), PhD(USC) is a widely experienced safety professional across a wide range of industries. Combining his experience and tertiary awards culminated in a research Doctorate that developed the first systems thinking risk assessment method specific to manual tasks.
Peter’s work experience in railways, aviation, mining, not-for-profit sector, food and grocery retail and construction projects combined with his tertiary qualifications gives him the ability to assist businesses to understand and develop sustainable, systemic controls.
Publications
- Thesis - Applying Systems Thinking to Understand and Prevent the Risks Associated with Hazardous Manual Tasks - Click Here
- Do hazardous manual handling task risk assessment methods align with systems thinking? - Click Here
- Using systems thinking-based risk assessment methods to assess hazardous manual tasks: A comparison of Net-HARMS, EAST-BL, FRAM and STPA - Click Here