NEW MSD Online Assessment Tool / Manual Handling Assessment Tool
Register for a live webinar demonstrating the MSD tool:
Tuesday
4th May at 12.00 - sign up here
Wednesday
9th June at 2.30pm - sign up here
Thursday
8th July at 11.00am - sign up here
If these dates and times do not suit, please get in touch and we can
arrange an alternative demo for you.
hseorders@tso.co.uk
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695119
The latest online assessment tool in the range from HSE. The new musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) tool is an all-in-one digital solution for the well renowned MAC tool. It has been designed to simplify the process of completing each assessment, with a logical step by step approach, saving your assessors time in populating and interpreting the results manually.
Employers and safety representatives can use the tool to assess the risks posed by lifting, carrying and team manual handling activities. The assessor can then understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk, and implement the appropriate control measures.
In addition, the assessment tool has automated management reports that include:
- Tracking of assessments that have been completed
- Identifies priority areas and tasks for improvement
- Supports identification and common themes across multiple departments/sites/locations
Example images how the system displays:
The management report has been designed for organisations with multiple departments and/or sites to enable the person responsible for Health and Safety to view all of the assessments in one place. This will help to understand priority areas, while reducing the administration burden to compile each individual assessment.
An
example of the MSD tool report (PDF 247KB)
TSO
HSE Tools Supplier Form (PDF 133KB)
Demonstration
To access a full demonstration with audio description click
here
password: msdtool1@
Full Premium Version v Free Single Assessment Version
| MSD Tools | Free Single Assessment | Full Premium Version |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR Compliant | Yes | Yes |
| Fully Secure ISO27001 (data stored in the UK) | Yes | Yes |
| Assessment | Free Single Assessment | Full Premium Version |
|---|---|---|
| Built in easy to follow process | Yes | Yes |
| Suggested control measures based on scores | Yes | Yes |
| Emailed copy of completed assessment | Yes | Yes |
| Assessment mobile compatible via browser | Yes | Yes |
| Assessment via mobile app (offline mode) | - | Yes |
| Organisational set demographics | - | Yes |
| Personalisation including company logo | - | Yes |
| Administration portal | Free Single Assessment | Full Premium Version |
|---|---|---|
| Set up multiple assessments | - | Yes |
| Shared and linked accounts | - | Yes |
| Set up organisational demographics | - | Yes |
| Ability to download raw data | - | Yes |
| Auto report | Free Single Assessment | Full Premium Version |
|---|---|---|
| Auto report with priority/focus areas | - | Yes |
| Ability to filter auto reports by demographics | - | Yes |
| Ability to download and share auto reports | - | Yes |
| Ability to access and save individual assessments | - | Yes |
Licence Pricing
These prices allow administrative and user rights to the MSD Tool (all prices are excluding VAT).
For those conducting more than 1,000 assessments per annum a price is available on request.
| Licence Tier (Number of MSD assessments per year) | Max. number of assessments per year | Licence Fee (excluding VAT) per year | Max. number of accounts* per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to 50 | 50 | £400 | 1 |
| 51-100 | 100 | £775 | 1 |
| 101-200 | 200 | £1,500 | 2 |
| 201-300 | 300 | £2,175 | 3 |
| 301-400 | 400 | £2,800 | 5 |
| 401-500 | 500 | £3,250 | 5 |
| 501-1000 | 1,000 | £4,875 | 5 |
| 1000+ | TBA | £POA | TBA |
Further reading
The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) INDG 383 is a tool designed to help users identify high-risk workplace manual handling activities. Employers and safety representatives can use the tool to assess the risks posed by lifting, carrying and team manual handling activities. It will help understand, interpret and categorise the level of risk of the various known risk factors associated with these activities using a numerical and colour coding score system.
The Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) INDG 438 is designed to help risk assess tasks that require repetitive moving of the upper limbs (arms and hands). It helps you to assess some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of upper limb disorders (ULDs).
Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) INDG 478 will help you identify high-risk pushing and pulling operations and check the effectiveness of any risk-reduction measures.
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