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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.
Hyperlink; Assessment–A series of tables with recommended weight limits for lifting tasks given worker sex, object depth, lifting distance, lifting frequency, and lift asymmetry. The data are derived…
Hyperlink PDF; Assessment–A PDF worksheet assessment designed to quickly identify risky hand, arm, and shoulder postures in a workplace task. The resource takes user-inputted data about what a worker…
Hyperlink; Assessment–A general assessment of hand and wrist MSDs based on hand effort and activity. Numbers are simple to estimate and compute, and can be compared to two established reference…
Hyperlink; Assessment–A way to determine the maximum weight that someone can safely lift given a lifting frequency, horizontal reach, and vertical reaching requirements.