Risk assessments for manual tasks

NZ manual handling assessment charts (NZMAC)

Use the New Zealand manual handling assessment charts (NZMAC) to help identify high-risk manual handling tasks. It will help you assess the most common risk factors for lifting, carrying, and team handling tasks.

Risk assessment of pushing and pulling (RAPP)

The risk assessment of pushing and pulling (RAPP) tool will help you to identify high-risk pushing and pulling tasks. It will help you assess the most common risk factors for moving loads on wheels or loads without wheels.

Assessment of repetitive tasks (ART)

The assessment of repetitive tasks (ART) tool will help you to identify high-risk tasks where there is repetitive use of the upper limbs. It assesses some of the common risk factors in repetitive work that contribute to the development of upper limb conditions.