Lifting loads NIOSH Work Practices Guide first used in defining acceptable loads to be lifted [NIOSH 1981]. Revised NIOSH lifting equation for recommended weight limits proposed in 1993 [Waters et al. 4 The NIOSH Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting is a tool that can be used by employers and manufacturers to help meet their responsibilities Osha Work Practices Guide For Manual Lifting At this point, OSHA has begun using the 1981 Work Practices Guidelines for the inception of the ERG0844_NIOSH.pdf. Health and Safety Executive. Prospective evaluation of the 1991 NIOSH Lifting The 1981 equation was designed for use with a restricted subset of manual lifting tasks For tasks between the MPL and the AL, the guide recommended administrative or engineering controls. NIOSH, Work Practices Guide to Manual Lifting, 1981. • McGill, "The biomechanics of low back injury: implications on current practice in industry and the clinic", J.Biomechanics, 39(5):465-475, 1997. • Waters et al., "Revised NIOSH equation for the design and evaluation of manual lifting tasks" NIOSH 1981, Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting, NIOSH Technical Report No. 81-122 (Cincinnati: US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute for Sutherland J., Duffy V. (2007) Validating Optical Motion Capture Assessments of the Dynamic Aspects of Work. [9] NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health). Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting. [10] Waters, et al. Revised NIOSH Equation for the Design and Evaluation of Manual Lifting Tasks. Journal of Ergonomics Vol. 36 No. 7. (1993). The NIOSH Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting (1981) Determining Acceptable Weights of Lift--Effective from March 1981 to July 1993-- by Henry G. Wickes, Jr., P.E., CSP and Gary S. Nelson, Ph.D., CSP, Consultants Understanding Scissor Lift Deflection, retrieved online at Autoquip.com The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has a lifting equation, which assesses the risk Rather than establish actual weights, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health published its "Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting" in 1981. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Philadelphia: F.A Davis Co. (NIOSH), DHHS, Work Practices Guide for Manual Lifting 1981.Eastman Kodak Company. 1983. Ergonomic Design for People at Work. Vol. 1. Belmont California: Lifetime Learning Publications. NIOSH Lifting Equation (revised). For more information on a particular topic, click on the document title below