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Manual Handling Assessment

by Eddie Harris, from the Community

This manual handling assessment template helps teams evaluate risks associated with lifting and moving tasks. Record the area audited, assessor, and the worker’s role, outline the task or activity, and capture task duration and time spent without breaks. Assess the individual’s physical capability, describe the load, and review the working environment. Evaluate safety using TILE principles (Task, Individual, Load, Environment), rate the level of risk, and note any corrective measures required. Includes fields for notes and signatures from both the assessor and the person being assessed, supporting safer, compliant manual handling practices.

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