Development of an inspection tool for manual handling risk assessments
This report outlines the development of the MAC tool and includes information
relating to the risk factors that are included in the MAC. It comprehensively
describes the entire process from the MAC’s initial development, through
its conceptualisation and up to its formal release.
Testing and improving the usability of the
Manual Handling Assessment Charts
This report details the results of a study that aimed to identify the strengths
and weaknesses of preliminary versions of the MAC. It details all the recommendations
made to improve preliminary versions of the MAC prior to its publication.
Reliability of Manual Handling Assessment
Charts (MAC) developed for Health and Safety Inspectors in the UK
This report details the findings of research that was performed to assess
the reliability of assessments made when using a draft version of the MAC.
The levels of agreement for all samples indicated a strong to good association
and there were few statistically significant differences in scoring between
any of the sample groups.
Benchmarking of the
Manual Handling Assessment Charts
This report details the findings of research that benchmarked the MAC against
existing tools used for the assessment of manual handling operations. The
Quick Exposure Check (QEC), Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA), Ovako Working
Posture Analysis System (OWAS) and the 1991 NIOSH Lifting Equation were
all used.
