Manual Handling Risk Assessment Record Regulation 4(1) of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) sets out a hierarchy of measures to reduce the risks of manual handling. avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable; assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided; reduce the risk of injury so far as is reasonably practicable. Risk Rating Guidance Injury rating Risk Rating Bands Add a colour to each factor where there is a ‘YES’ response Trivial (eg discomfort, slight bruising, self-help VERY LOW RISK LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK recovery) (eg small cut, abrasion, basic first aid Minor need) Unlikely to Could contribute to Could contribute to Likely or very likely Moderate (eg strain, sprain, incapacitation > 3 contribute to injury trivial or minor moderate injury to contribute to days) injury moderate injury OR Could Serious (eg fracture, hospitalisation >24 hrs, contribute to incapacitation >4 weeks) serious injury Fatal (single or multiple) All identified risk factors (where the answer is Blue-rated factors Green-rated factors Amber-rated All red-rated ‘YES’) must be considered in the risk assessment. require no require additional factors require factors must be additional controls controls where additional control addressed before but should continue reasonably measures to be put further work can be to be monitored for practicable and in place as soon as permitted. any change in should be practicable and circumstance. monitored for should be effectiveness. monitored for effectiveness.
Manual Handling Risk Assessment Record Regulation 4(1) of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR) sets out a hierarchy of measures to reduce the risks of manual handling. avoid hazardous manual handling operations so far as is reasonably practicable; assess any hazardous manual handling operations that cannot be avoided; reduce the risk of injury so far as is reasonably practicable. Risk Rating Guidance Injury rating Risk Rating Bands Add a colour to each factor where there is a ‘YES’ response Trivial (eg discomfort, slight bruising, self-help recovery) Minor (eg small cut, abrasion, basic first aid need) Moderate (eg strain, sprain, incapacitation > 3 days) Serious (eg fracture, hospitalisation >24 hrs, incapacitation >4 weeks) Fatal (single or multiple) VERY LOW RISK LOW RISK MEDIUM RISK HIGH RISK Unlikely to contribute to injury Could contribute to trivial or minor injury Could contribute to moderate injury Likely or very likely to contribute to moderate injury OR Could contribute to serious injury All identified risk factors (where the answer is ‘YES’) must be considered in the risk assessment. Blue-rated factors require no additional controls but should continue to be monitored for any change in circumstance. Green-rated factors require additional controls where reasonably practicable and should be monitored for effectiveness. Amber-rated factors require additional control measures to be put in place as soon as practicable and should be monitored for effectiveness. All red-rated factors must be addressed before further work can be permitted.