Many handling operations, for example the occasional lifting of a small lightweight object, will involve negligible handling risk.
The MHOR establish a clear hierarchy of measures for dealing with risks from manual handling: '.any transporting or supporting of a load (including the lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving thereof) by hand or bodily force Manual handlingĪccording to the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR), manual handling is defined as: It incorporates a numerical and a colour-coding score system to highlight high-risk manual handling tasks.
It is designed to help you understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of the various known risk factors associated with manual handling activities. The MAC tool was developed to help the user identify high-risk workplace manual handling activities and can be used to assess the risks posed by lifting, carrying and team manual handling activities. Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool) Overview - Learning to use the ART tool.
