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This video describes how to quantify repetition using the Hand Activity Level (HAL) Scale. The HAL Scale was developed to rate the repetitiveness of hand use. it also accounts for recovery time and…
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To help workplaces design and assess lifting and lowering tasks, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, or ACGIH for short, developed an assessment tool. The tool is called…
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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting EquationThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the USA identified factors that affected the amount…
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Recommended Weight for lifting and lowering: The NIOSH* Lifting Equation*National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (USA)The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in…
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the USA identified factors that affected the amount of weight that could be safely lifted. It was created to help workplaces…
CRE-MSD position paper. Authored by David M. Andrews, Patricia L. Weir, and Brian D. Lowe.
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Risk assessment checklist that considers grip force, manual material handling (MMH) tasks, awkward postures, static postures, repetition, impacts, and vibration.