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Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling (LM-MMH) Equations

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Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling (LM-MMH) Equations

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Predictive equations to replace the 14 Manual Materials Handling (MMH) tables in Snook and Ciriello (1991). Summarized Liberty Mutual psychophysical research on lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling and carrying, including the 7 studies used to develop the 1991 Tables and 12 subsequent studies.

Data input required: vertical hand height, horizontal reach distance and frequency

                    

 

 

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