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Store It Off the Floor

Poster 1 in the Quick Start Guide: General series.
mannequin showing where the best reach distances are located. Closer to the body is best

Keep it Close

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Two mannequins, one showing their hands above their head (bad), one with their hands and arms at their sides (good)

Hands Below Head

Image Use a stool, platform, ladder, or hoist to eliminate overhead work.Use a bit extender for drills/screw guns.Choose lighter tools and materials for…

Mital Tables

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…

Rapid Upper-Limb Assessment (RULA)

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…

ACGIH Threshold Limit Value for Hand Activity Level

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…

ACGIH Threshold Limit Value for Lifting Tasks

Hyperlink; Assessment–A way to determine the maximum weight that someone can safely lift given a lifting frequency, horizontal reach, and vertical reaching requirements.

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