Manual Handling Operations Regulations – Guidelines Revised

The HSE UK have revised their guidance on the Manual Handling of Loads Regulations. This document can now be down loaded from the HSE website http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l23.htm

Changes since the last edition:

The publication has been restructured into four parts, with the regulations and brief guidance in Part 1 and more detailed guidance to help carry out risk assessments and control risks in Parts 2-4. Colour coding helps to identify the different parts.

The appendix contains risk filters which help identify those tasks that do not require a detailed assessment. It explains how HSE’s assessment tools can be used as part of the risk assessment process.

The full risk assessment checklists are now online only and do not appear in the book.

It reflects changes introduced for the self-employed by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Prescribed Undertakings) Regulations 2015 and the Deregulation Act 2015 (Health and Safety at Work)(General Duties of Self-Employed Persons) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015.