| ID (ISN) del documento | 108414 |
| Número CIS |
08-974 |
| Año |
2006 |
| Número de serie |
HSE Research Report 486
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| Autor(es) |
Melrose A.S., Graham M.K., Graveling R.A., George J.P.K., Cowie H., Hutchison P.A., Mulholland R.E:
Health and Safety Executive |
| Título |
Assessing the effectiveness of the manual handling assessment chart (MAC) and supporting website |
| Información bibliográfica |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2006. viii, 55p. 15 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr486.pdf [en inglés]
|
| Resumen |
This project assessed general awareness of the Manual Handling Assessment Chart (MAC) among employers, together with its use and its effectiveness as a risk assessment tool. A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of enterprises in the United Kingdom. Of 1484 participants, slightly over 20% had heard of the MAC. Telephone interviews were conducted with 43 enterprises, of which 28 indicated that they were currently using it. Fifteen had accessed the MAC via the website with seven using the web-based training. Sustained use of the MAC was found to be limited with most only using it to conduct one or two risk assessments. A small minority considered that use of the MAC had directly contributed to a reduction in ill-health or accidents. Many respondents felt that a similar risk assessment tool directed toward pushing and pulling activities would prove beneficial and its omission was cited as a current weakness with the tool. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
valoración del riesgo; manipulación manual |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
consciencia de seguridad; apreciación subjetiva; instituciones publicas de prevencion; Reino Unido; descripción del procedimiento; postura en el trabajo; ergonomía; encuesta por cuestionario; valoración del programa; informe |
| Tipo de documento |
E - Libros, informes, actas |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Reino Unido |
| Tema(s) |
Ergonomia, organización del trabajo
Elevación, manutención, almacenamiento
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Fisiología, ergonomía
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Risk evaluation
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