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UK Statutory Instrument
1992
United Kingdom
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
2 compliance obligations, 23 practical guides across 2 topics · 7 journeys
Penalty landscape
2 of 2 obligations carry an unlimited fine.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Employer 1
- Employee 1
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
1 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
20 guidesMentioned in related content
2 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Employers also bound by 171 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 198 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 177 duties
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 1989 50 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 47 duties
- Fire Safety (Scotland) Regulations 2006 2006 47 duties
Employees also bound by 53 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
- Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
- Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 4 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Browse 1 other Schedule — structural / supplementary
Duties of employers
Unlimited fine- Avoid or assess and reduce risks from manual handling Employer
Duty of employees
Unlimited fine- Use safe systems of work for manual handling Employee
Browse 5 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Disapplication of Regulations
Exemption certificates
Extension outside Great Britain
Repeals and revocations
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Office for Nuclear Regulation: nuclear site licensing (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Environment Agency: environmental permits (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- HSE: welding fume and metalworking (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: COSHH (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: wood dust (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: COSHH in mining (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: plastics and rubber industries (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: maintenance and repair (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: printing industry (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- HSE: paper and board manufacture (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- ... and 17 more
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Health and Safety Executive
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