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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…

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.

WSPS Ergo Insights: Safe Manual Material Handling

External link; Hazard Control - A guide for designing manual material handling tasks.

MSD Reduction in a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Workplace

Case Study: Program

General Warehouse Kit Picker Task Analysis

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.

Evaluating Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) Risk (CROSH)

External link; Assessment - An infographic reviewing how whole-body vibration is assessed in the workplace.

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