The V-MAC is a tool for assessing manual handling operations where load weights vary. It should be used in conjunction with the MAC tool.
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The MAC tool was designed for assessing handling operations where the same weight is handled over the workday/shift. However, in practice, load weights are often variable (such as in order picking, parcel sorting, trailer loading/unloading, and parts delivery in manufacturing). The V-MAC was developed to help assess these kinds of jobs.
You may not need to use the V-MAC as it is more complex than is needed for assessing many manual handling operations. It is best suited for order picking and distribution systems which can automatically generate the data for importing into V-MAC.
You need to be aware that significant background knowledge is needed to use the V-MAC successfully. You can gain this from these support pages or through training.
There is more background information to the development of the tool in HSE Research Reports RR838 and RR1003.
HSE provides detailed guidance on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
When can using the V-MAC help you?
When you are assessing jobs that involve regular manual handling operations and you find:
- You can’t assess manual handling using the MAC alone, as the weights of the loads vary. The V-MAC is an alternative graph to be used alongside the MAC to give a more accurate indication of the level of risk for the load weight/frequency risk factor. Then use the MAC for the other risk factors and enter the data into the MAC score sheet.
- You can’t assess the job using the Assessment of Repetitive Tasks (ART) tool. The ART can help you assess repetitive tasks mostly involving the upper limbs.
Before starting to use the V-MAC, find out more about its advantages and limitations and what you need to know to use it successfully.
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Detailed risk assessments
There is general advice from HSE on risk assessment related to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Some manual handling operations need a detailed risk assessment that considers all the potential risk factors. The HSE guidance on the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 will help you do this.
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| Nickname(s) | 'Plastic Man' |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 (age 69–70) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | |
| Unit | United States Army Special Forces, Military Assistance Command-Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), Recon Team New Mexico |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge |
| Other work | Gunsite Training Center, Paulden, Arizona |
John L. Plaster (born 1949)[1] is a former United States Army Special Forces officer regarded as one of the leading sniper experts in the world.[2] A decorated Vietnam War veteran who served in the covertStudies and Observations Group (SOG), Plaster co-founded a renowned sniper school that trains military and law enforcement personnel in highly specialized sniper tactics. He is the author of The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers, The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting, and Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG, a memoir of his 3 years of service with SOG.
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Early life and education[edit]
Plaster graduated from high school in 1967 and holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. He was trained as a communications sergeant in the U.S. Army Special Forces.
Career[edit]
Plaster served three combat tours in the Vietnam War as a member of MACVSOG beginning in October 1968, leading intelligence-gathering and recon teams in North Vietnamese Army-controlled areas of Laos and Cambodia and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.[3][4] He was wounded once, and decorated four times, eventually receiving a field commission in recognition of his combat experience. Plaster's final tour with MACVSOG ended in November 1971. He retired from the military at the rank of Major.[5]
Plaster parlayed his military experience into becoming a sniping instructor to members of many U.S. governmental agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Customs Service, the United States Marshals, Navy SEALs and United States Marine Corps. Foreign units that have attended the school include the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Spanish Foreign Legion.
Since 1993, Plaster has been a precision rifle instructor at the Gunsite Training Center in Paulden, Arizona. He was recently Chief of Competition for Autauga Arms' U.S. and European sniping championships.
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Plaster's experiences serve as the basis for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops; he assisted the game's developers in developing the game by providing his wartime experiences to them.[6]
Awards and decorations[edit]
- Presidential Unit Citation
Published writings[edit]
Books[edit]
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- The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers (1993)
- SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars. Boulder, CO: Paladin. 2000. ISBN978-1581600582. OCLC445847740.
- Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG (2004)
- The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting (2008)
- Sharpshooting in the Civil War (2009)
- SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam (1998) ISBN978-0451195081
- Sniping in the Trenches: World War I and the Birth of Modern Sniping (2017) ISBN978-1610049023
Journals[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^An article stated he's 52 in 2001.
- ^Rosenau, William (2001). Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets: lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War. Rand Corporation. p. 17. ISBN978-0-8330-3071-9.
- ^Lewis, Jack (1997). 'The Passing of the Sub-gun'. Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons. Gun Digest. p. 144. ISBN978-0-89689-498-3.
- ^McKenna, Thomas P. (2011). 'Flying in Phu Non'. Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam. University Press of Kentucky. p. 23. ISBN978-0-8131-3398-0.
- ^Gene McCarthy, ed. (2005). Special Operations Association. Turner Publishing Company. p. 141. ISBN978-1-59652-156-8.
- ^'Video Games, Cheats, Guides, Codes, Reviews | GamesRadar'. Computerandvideogames.com. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Paladin Press feature on John Plaster at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2007)
- Kaiser Architekt recording Delta Papa 3 (John Plaster's call-sign) dedicated to John Plaster on YouTube
- John Plaster's website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2007)