Pop-Up 3D: Secrets of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
Purdue University
Grand Rapids, MI
United States of America
Wed, 5/22: 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
Pop-Up Education
Pop-Up Education
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Room: Pop-Up Education, Exhibit Hall AB, Aisle 1300
Description
It has been more than 40 years since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) first published the original NIOSH Lifting Equation (1981) and 30 years since NIOSH published the revised lifting equation in 1994. This equation is the only one published by the Federal Government on risk of back injury from manual material handling. This presentation will reveal "secrets" that are in the NIOSH equation such as: what was added to the original Lifting Equation to the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation as manual material handling risk factors and why?; why did the Maximum Weight Limit get reduced from 90 lbs to 51 pounds?; why 51 lbs and not 50 lbs?; why did NIOSH change the horizontal starting point from the spine to the front of the stomach from six inches to 10 inches?; how is it possible to have more than 1 when calculating a risk factor multiplier when the maximum number can only be 1?; what is CLI and how do I use it to calculate risk for back injury?; what tools are available that will help me properly use the NIOSH Revised Lifting Equation. The answers to these questions will be surprising and informative and presented by a former NIOSH employee who was there when the research was being conducted and subsequently published by NIOSH.
This session is not available for contact hours.
This session is not available for contact hours.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion the participant will be able to:
• Reveal the "secrets" of the equation including the significant change from 90 lbs to 51 lbs from the original to the revised lifting equation, and related secrets outlined in the pop-up presentation above.
• Understand the origin and risk factors for the original NIOSH lifting equation, and the added risk factors from the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation including how to use the CLI.
• How to avoid common mistakes made by practitioners who use NIOSH Revised Lifting Equation by discovering the important details in using this equation properly.
• Reliable sources of information to find and electronic tools to properly use the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation.
• Reveal the "secrets" of the equation including the significant change from 90 lbs to 51 lbs from the original to the revised lifting equation, and related secrets outlined in the pop-up presentation above.
• Understand the origin and risk factors for the original NIOSH lifting equation, and the added risk factors from the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation including how to use the CLI.
• How to avoid common mistakes made by practitioners who use NIOSH Revised Lifting Equation by discovering the important details in using this equation properly.
• Reliable sources of information to find and electronic tools to properly use the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation.
Content Level
Intermediate
Topics
Also part of the Virtual Program
Available as part of AIHA CONNECT OnDemand
Ergonomics
Risk Assessment and Management