The NIOSH lifting equation
ASP video lesson, 6:37. ASP Domain 3: Ergonomics
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Learn the revised NIOSH lifting equation: the 51 lb load constant, each U.S.-unit multiplier, the recommended weight limit and the lifting index, with worked ASP exam examples.
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- Drag the box out, down and around and watch the recommended weight limit fall.
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What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: state the RWL equation and its load constant, write the horizontal, vertical, distance and asymmetric multipliers, calculate a recommended weight limit for a lift, and compute the lifting index as load divided by RWL. The recommended weight limit, RWL, starts from the load constant and is adjusted by the multipliers for lift conditions.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- The equation
- U.S. units
- Putting it together
- Worked example 1
- Worked example, awkward lift
- Reading the result
- Which way it moves
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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