Manual Handling Risk Assessment

• Client / Site

• Location
  Address

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

Preliminary

• Task name

• Task description (detailed)

• Load weight

• Frequency of lift

• Carry distances (if applicable)

• Personnel involved

Lifting and Carrying

• Do the tasks involve:

• holding loads away from torso?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• twisting?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• stooping?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• reaching upwards?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• large vertical movement?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• long carrying distances?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• strenuous pushing or pulling?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• unpredictable movement of loads?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• repetitive handling?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• insufficient rest or recovery?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• a work rate imposed by a process?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• Are the loads:

• heavy?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• bulky or unwieldy?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• difficult to grasp?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• unstable or unpredictable?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• intrinsically harmful (eg sharp/hot)?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• Consider the working environment - Are there:

• constraints on posture?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• poor floors?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• variations in levels?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• hot/cold/humid conditions?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• strong air movements?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• poor lighting conditions?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• Consider individual capability - Does the job:

• require unusual capability?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• pose a risk to those with a health problem or a physical or learning difficulty?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• pose a risk to those who are pregnant?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• pose a risk to new workers/young people?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• require special information/training?

  Low Risk

  Medium Risk

  High Risk

  N/A

• Regarding protective clothing

• Is movement or posture hindered by clothing or personal protective equipment?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Is there an absence of the correct/suitable PPE being worn?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Work organisation (psychosocial factors)

• Do workers feel that there has been a lack of consideration given to the planning and scheduling of tasks/rest breaks?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Do workers feel that there is poor communication between managers and employees (eg not involved in risk assessments or decisions on changes in workstation design)?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Are there sudden changes in workload, or seasonal changes in volume without mechanisms for dealing with the change?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Do workers feel they have not been given enough training and information to carry out the task successfully?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

Completion

• Full Name and Signature of Assessor

  Sign