Some tasks are low risk and don't need formal assessment. There are simple filters to help you distinguish low-risk tasks from those which need a more detailed assessment. We also have risk assessment tools to help you identify high-risk handling operations and prioritise action to control the risks:
- The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) tool for lifting, carrying and team handling
- The Variable Manual handling Assessment Chart (V-MAC) tool to help assess complex manual handling operations where load weights vary
- The Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) tool
- The Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool if the task involves repetitive work using the upper limbs
Our detailed checklists can help you assess the more complex lifting and carrying or pushing and pulling operations.