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How to use the V-MAC

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  1. Which jobs should you assess with the V-MAC?https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/4-which-jobs-workers-to-assess.htm
  2.  How many workers do you need to look at for each job you assess?https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/4-which-jobs-workers-to-assess.htm#how-many-workers
  3. Which data do you need to use the V-MAC?https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/5-entering-data.htm
  4. Inputting the datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/5-entering-data.htm#inputting-data
  5. What's on the output tabs?https://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/6-what-does-vmac-tell-you.htm
  6. How to interpret the data – first look at the weights of individual loadshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/6-what-does-vmac-tell-you.htm#how-to-interpret
  7. How to interpret the data - use the summary bars to look at the overall demands of the jobhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/6-what-does-vmac-tell-you.htm#using-the-summary
  8. Recording your findingshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/8-recording-and-using.htm
  9. Deciding what changes to makehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/8-recording-and-using.htm#your-action-plan
  10. Reviewing and updating your risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/vmac/8-recording-and-using.htm#reviewing-and-updating
  11. MAC toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
  12. ART toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

V-MAC
Variable manual handling assessment chart
MAC
Manual handling assessment chart tool
ART
Assessment of Repetitive Tasks

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Updated: 2025-04-01