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NIOSH Lifting Equation

Hyperlink; Assessment–A tool to evaluate how safe or unsafe a lifting task is. It considers item location, how far the item moves, how twisted the worker is, how easy it is to hold the item, how…

Physical Demands Description (PDD) Toolkit (OHCOW)

Hyperlink; Assessment–A framework to guide users through writing physical demands descriptions and explain who and how they’re used.

Using Digital Human Modeling (DHM) to Examine Sonographer Upper Extremity Loading

Case Study: Assessment Method

Washington State Physical Job Evaluation Checklist

External link; Assessment – An interactive checklist to identify aspects of the job that pose a risk of MSD in different body regions. Different versions available for six major industries.

Revised Strain Index (RSI)

External link; Assessment – A tool to assess hand and wrist MSD risk for a task. Inputs include effort required, wrist posture and repetition to calculate the Strain Index score.

Manual Tasks Risk Assessment Tool (ManTRA) V 2.0

Developed by: The University of Queensland; Curtin University of Technology; Department of Industrial Relations, Queensland, Australia

Quick Exposure Checklist (QEC)

Developed by: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; Robens Centre for Health Ergonomics (original Quick Exposure Checklist design)

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