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Here are four worked examples to help you get familiar with using the V-MAC. They get progressively more complicated.

Worked example 1: Warehousing job (easy)
- Example 1 Documentation (PDF) ^[1]
- Example 1 Data (.xls) ^[2]
Worked example 2: Inspection job (moderately easy)
- Example 2 Documentation (PDF) ^[3]
- Example 2 Data (.xls) ^[4]
Worked example 3: Assembly job (hard)
- Example 3 Documentation (PDF) ^[5]
- Example 3 Data (.xls) ^[6]
Worked example 4: Combination of Examples 1, 2 and 3 (hard)
- Example 4 Documentation (PDF) ^[7]
- Example 4 Data (.xls) ^[8]

Link URLs in this page

Example 1 Documentationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example1.pdf
Example 1 Datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example1.xls
Example 2 Documentationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example2.pdf
Example 2 Datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example2.xls
Example 3 Documentationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example3.pdf
Example 3 Datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example3.xls
Example 4 Documentationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example4.pdf
Example 4 Datahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/MSd/assets/docs/example4.xls
MAC toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/mac/index.htm
ART toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/msd/uld/art/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

MAC: Manual handling assessment chart tool
ART: Assessment of Repetitive Tasks

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Updated: 2025-04-01