Scope: objects only. This guidance covers the handling of inanimate objects, materials and loads.
These sources support workplace decisions about handling objects. They do not cover moving or hoisting people. Official guidance, task-specific risk assessment and equipment instructions serve different purposes.
The HSE musculoskeletal assessment toolkit explains tool selection and provides supporting resources. Some work requires more than one tool. Tools support judgement; they do not replace task and individual factors or turn a colour or score into authorisation.
HSE and local authorities share Great Britain enforcement according to workplace activity: see HSE enforcement allocation. HSENI covers Northern Ireland. IOSH and the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors are professional bodies. Qualsafe is an awarding organisation, not a regulator.
The HSE videos depict operations being assessed; they are not a universal model technique. Their page text provides supporting factual information. Review of local work is required when equipment, loads, layout, capability or other relevant conditions change. There is no single statutory annual refresher rule for all handling operations.
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