NIOSH has released a free mobile app for smart phones and other mobile devices to help workers be safe when manually lifting objects. The app, NLE Calc, is based on the Revised NIOSH Lifting ...

HT NIOSH Lift Calculator, $2.99 on iPhone and iPad; NIOSH Lifting Index, free on Android. These apps allow a user to perform the NIOSH Lifting Equation to determine the recommended weight limit ...

1 Lifting Index is a ratio of what is actually being lifted to what the equation says you can lift (RWL). An LI greater than 1.0 means you are lifting more than what NIOSH recommends for your task.

The Safe Lifting Calculator mobile app uses a simple equation to help construction workers know the maximum safe lifting weight for the task at hand in hopes of preventing back injuries.

Administrative and work-practice controls include: 5. Explain how the NIOSH lifting equation helps determine safe lifting tasks Employers can analyze the hazards of a lifting job.

The lifting equation was revised in 1991. Recommended procedures for applying the NIOSH Revised Lifting Equation (“RLE”) are contained in a 164-page instruction manual.

In the workplace, we can view manual materials handling (MMH) as any process in which the human operator is asked or required to lift, lower, push, pull, carry or perform any other similar task in ...

(HealthDay)—Provisional guidelines derived from lifting criteria established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can be applied to pregnant women, according to ...

OSHA Standards for Lifting. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn't set limits or standards for workplace lifting, but does recommend that employers offer safe lifting training ...

"NLE Calc is a quick and simple way for a worker to assess their risk for injury before they manually lift an object," said NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard. "The information workers used to find in a ...

Fetal Well-Being Generally Fine After Strenuous Exercise Provisional guidelines derived from lifting criteria established by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) can ...