Guidance

MGN 90 Amendment 2 Manual handling operations regulations 1998

Contains guidance on the factors affecting the risks of manual handling, with particular reference to work on board ships.

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MGN 90 Amendment 2 has been replaced by MGN 90 Amendment 3.

Documents

MGN 90 (M+F) Amendment 2 Implementation of EC Directive 90/269/EC, the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (manual handling operations) regulations 1998

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Details

This notice should be read in conjunction with EC Directive 90/269/EC, the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (manual handling operations) regulations 1998 and with MGN 636 (M) Amendment 1 and MGN 587 (F) Amendment 1 and replaces MGN 90 (M+F) Amendment 1.

Updates have reflected the merchant shipping (maritime labour convention) (health and safety) (amendment) regulations (S.I. 2014/1616) (“the MLC health and safety amendments”) and the merchant shipping (work in fishing convention) (consequential and minor amendments) regulations (S.I. 2018/1109) (the “work in fishing consequential amendments”)

Amendment 2 does not contain any substantial amendment, only to update references.

Notice to

  • owners
  • operators and managers of merchant and shipping vessels
  • employers of those working on such vessels
  • masters/skippers
  • officers and crew

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Published 30 September 2020