Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
The HSE makes clear that, while using the MAC will help with the initial screening of possible high-risk manual handling activities within the workplace, it is “not appropriate for all manual handling operations and does not comprise a full ‘suitable and sufficient’ risk assessment. It is unlikely to be acceptable if relied upon alone.” It advises that a risk assessment will normally need to take account of additional factors such as an individual’s capabilities and should conform to the requirements in the manual handling operations regulations.
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