Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC) Tool

Use the Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) tool to assess risks from:

  • lifting and lowering
  • carrying
  • team handling

The tool helps you identify higher-risk manual handling tasks and understand which risk factors may need attention. It uses scores and colour coding to show the level of risk.

 

Before you start

You should understand how the MAC assessment works before completing one.

The MAC tool may not provide a complete risk assessment on its own. You may need to consider other information, including individual capabilities, the working environment and task-specific risks. You should also involve employees and safety representatives.

 

Complete a free MAC assessment

You can use the free version to complete an individual MAC assessment.

The service guides you through the assessment and records the results.

 

If you need to manage several assessments

The premium musculoskeletal disorder assessment tool may be more suitable if your organisation:

  • completes several assessments each year
  • needs to store completed assessments
  • needs to manage assessments across teams or locations
  • wants to analyse results and create reports
  • needs several people to use the service

Find out about the premium MSD assessment tool

 

Request a quote or demonstration

Before contacting the product team, estimate how many assessments your organisation expects to complete each year.

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