Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool)

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Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool)

Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool)

Type of item
Guides & Tools
Country
Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Languages

English

Provider
Provider (English)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Provider (Original)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Description

The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool aimed at employers, health and safety managers and safety representatives and is used by health and safety inspectors. The tool will help you assess the most common risk factors in lifting (and lowering), carrying and team handling operations and was developed to identify high-risk manual handling. It will point you towards the factors you need to modify to control these risks.

 

The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool aimed at employers, health and safety managers and safety representatives and is used by health and safety inspectors. The tool will help you assess the most common risk factors in lifting (and lowering), carrying and team handling operations and was developed to identify high-risk manual handling. It will point you towards the factors you need to modify to control these risks.

 

Access tool

URL
https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
Language of original language description

English

Other data

Hazards
Taakkojen manuaalinen käsittely
Health effects
Määrittämättömät tule-sairaudet
Worker groups covered (vulnerable groups etc.)
Kaikki (ei erityistä ryhmää)
Prevention measures
Koulutus/ohjaus (työntekijöille)
Purpose of the material
Ohjeet
Riskinarviointi
Target audience
Työnantajat
Turvallisuusvastaavat
Työterveys- ja työturvallisuusneuvoja
Year
2016