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Determination and Modeling of Lifting Capacity.

PB88237805

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Ayoub, M. M.; Bethea, N. J.; Deivanayagam, S.; Asfour, S. S.; Bakken, G. M.
Page Count	287
Abstract	A literature review was conducted to define the lifting capacity of the working population, predict individual lifting capacities, and determine the effects of the components of job stress on the occurrence of occupational injuries. Specific factors studied as possible contributors to lifting injuries included improper lifting methods, the age of the worker involved, the sex of the worker involved, the weight of the worker involved, individual motor characteristics, personality characteristics, inexperience on the job, work environment, general health of the worker, work pace, height of the individual, repetition and constancy of the task, weight of the load to be moved, vertical height of the lift required, noise levels, illumination, temperature and humidity, and the size, condition, and liftability of the load itself. Methods studied to control the incidence and severity of materials handling injuries were divided into three parts: the general area of preplacement medical or other examinations of the worker; the assignment of more or less arbitrary lifting weight limits; and the more logical comprehensive approach of attempting to scientifically match abilities of the worker to the lifting requirements of the job.
Keywords	Materials handling Models Performance standards Musculoskeletal system Sprains and strains Stress(Physiology) Determination of stress Occupational safety and health Weight lifting Work capacity evaluation Wounds and injuries
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Inst. for Biotechnology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198822

Determination and Modeling of Lifting Capacity.

Determination and Modeling of Lifting Capacity.
PB88237805

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Ayoub, M. M.; Bethea, N. J.; Deivanayagam, S.; Asfour, S. S.; Bakken, G. M.
Page Count	287
Abstract	A literature review was conducted to define the lifting capacity of the working population, predict individual lifting capacities, and determine the effects of the components of job stress on the occurrence of occupational injuries. Specific factors studied as possible contributors to lifting injuries included improper lifting methods, the age of the worker involved, the sex of the worker involved, the weight of the worker involved, individual motor characteristics, personality characteristics, inexperience on the job, work environment, general health of the worker, work pace, height of the individual, repetition and constancy of the task, weight of the load to be moved, vertical height of the lift required, noise levels, illumination, temperature and humidity, and the size, condition, and liftability of the load itself. Methods studied to control the incidence and severity of materials handling injuries were divided into three parts: the general area of preplacement medical or other examinations of the worker; the assignment of more or less arbitrary lifting weight limits; and the more logical comprehensive approach of attempting to scientifically match abilities of the worker to the lifting requirements of the job.
Keywords	Materials handling Models Performance standards Musculoskeletal system Sprains and strains Stress(Physiology) Determination of stress Occupational safety and health Weight lifting Work capacity evaluation Wounds and injuries
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
Corporate Authors	Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Inst. for Biotechnology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198822