The Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) is a commonly used approach that assesses risk of low-back loading during different lifting tasks. Advances in musculoskeletal models have enabled the ...

Workplace injury risk due to physically demanding tasks (e.g., repeated lifting) is currently assessed using ergonomic guidelines. The Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) is a commonly used approach ...

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 ...

The objective of the study was to reduce musculoskeletal disorder risks by applying the NIOSH lifting equation variables include the horizontal location, the vertical location, the vertical travel ...

While waste picking is a low-paid and often a dangerous job, these workers are doing much of the world’s recycling. In Mumbai, a city of 20 million people, the trash headed for recycling ends up in ...

The NIOSH lifting equation recommends the maximum acceptable weight limit by hand lifting, and thereby reducing lower back injuries from manual lifting activities. This paper comprehensively reviews ...

The NIOSH lifting equation recommends the maximum acceptable weight limit by hand lifting, and thereby reducing lower back injuries from manual lifting activities. This paper comprehensively reviews ...

A letter written by Albert Einstein in which he writes out his famous E=mc2 equation has sold at auction for more than $1.2 million, about three times more than it was expected to get.