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Toolkit for assessing musculoskeletal disorders

To help employers properly assess tasks, HSE has produced a series of tools. They are split by the type of task, but you should bear in mind that for some tasks you may have to consider using more than one tool.

Other tools

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  1. Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool)https://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/mac/index.htm
  2. Variable manual handling assessment chart (V-MAC) toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/mac/vmac/index.htm
  3. Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/uld/art/index.htm
  4. RAPP tool – pushing and pulling loadshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/pushpull/index.htm
  5. Frequently asked questions - toolkithttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/faq-toolkit.htm
  6. Musculoskeletal (MSD) Online Assessment Toolhttps://books.hse.gov.uk/bookstore.asp?FO=1361928
  7. Body mapping toolhttps://officialpublisher.tso.co.uk/body-mapping/
  8. Full manual handling risk assessment: Examples of assessment checklistshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ck5.pdf
  9. Upper limb disorders risk filterhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/assets/docs/riskfilter.pdf
  10. Upper limb disorders risk assessment worksheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/assets/docs/worksheets.pdf

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Updated:2023-03-16