Manual Lifting
eBook - PDF

Manual Lifting

A Guide to the Study of Simple and Complex Lifting Tasks

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Manual Lifting

A Guide to the Study of Simple and Complex Lifting Tasks

About this book

Commonly used throughout the world, manual lifting tasks-whether simple or complex-all involve variable loads, postures, and movements. This practical guide discusses how to analyze the intricate lifting function and prevent injury during its execution. Outlining revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) methods, the book illustrates their use in asses

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Yes, you can access Manual Lifting by Daniela Colombini,Enrico Occhipinti,Enrique Alvarez-Casado,Thomas R. Waters in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Industrial Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. The Authors
  6. Important Note
  7. Chapter 1 - Introduction: Aim of This Manual and Upsurge of the Problem
  8. Chapter 2 - A Brief History of the NIOSH Lifting Equation
  9. Chapter 3 - International Technical Standards for the Manual Handling of Loads: ISO 11228 and EN 1005
  10. Chapter 4 - Procedures, Models, and Criteria for Evaluating Risk in Manual Lifting Jobs
  11. Chapter 5 - Computing the Lifting Index (LI) for Evaluating Single Tasks: Procedures and Examples
  12. Chapter 6 - Computing the Lifting Index for Evaluating Composite Tasks (CLI): Procedures and Examples
  13. Chapter 7 - Computing the CLI Exposure Index for Evaluating Complex Composite Tasks (with More Than 10 Subtasks): Procedures and Examples
  14. Chapter 8 - Variable Lifting Tasks—The Variable Lifting Index (VLI): Computation Procedures and Examples
  15. Chapter 9 - Computing the Exposure Index for Evaluating Sequential Tasks: Criteria and Procedures
  16. Chapter 10 - Mapping Risk Associated with Manual Load Lifting
  17. Chapter 11 - Health Surveillance: Anamnestic Screening and Clinical-Functional Assessment
  18. References
  19. Back Cover