Lift/Lower Analysis -- Adapted from Liberty Mutual Tables

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Type of Effort Directions Position of Hands Vertical Zone

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Design Goal 26 Limits in Pounds

Actual Value [lb] 26.0

% Accept. for Men 97

% Accept. for Women 77

Percent Acceptable 10 Men Women 100 40 25 86 36 50 70 31 75 54 26 90 39 22

Note: All forces are reported to nearest whole number. v2.0 9/25/02 2002 Thomas E. Bernard

The Lift/Lower Analysis package is an adaptation of the guidance developed by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Some values were interpolated to harmonize the higher frequencies. The data were obtained from S. H. Snook and V. M. Ciriello The design of manual handling tasks: revised tables of maximum acceptable weights and forces Ergonomics 34(9):1197-1213, 1991 Job You may enter job name or other descriptive information in the text box. Notes You may enter notes or other descriptive information in the text box. Today Button Pressing this button, enters today's date (from the system date) in the cell above.

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Effort Type Type of effort is either a Lift or a Lower. Units Traditional US units of pounds and feet Metric units of kilograms and meters Rate Representation The frequency at which a task is performed can be expressed as (1) the period between pushes or pulls by "1 Every" or (2) a rate expressed as "Number per" unit of time Position of Hands Select the typical distance of the hands from the front of the body. This value is one-half the one described as tray width in the reference. Vertical Zone Choose a vertical location that is closest to the job conditions for the average person. Above Shoulders: Greater than about 139 cm or 55 inches Knuckle to Shoulder: Between about 74 to 139 cm or 29 to 55 inches Floor to Knuckle: Less than about 74 cm or 29 inches Distance of Travel Select the distance that is closest to the one that is present in the job. Frequency Select the frequency that is closest to the work demands.

Design Goal The Design Goal is the target value that the actual force does not exceed. In practice, it is the force that is 75% Acceptable for Women. Actual Value If actual or estimated values of load are available, they may be entered here. This will allow a reporting of the Percent Acceptable for Men and for Women. Percent Acceptable Percent Acceptable is the estimated portion of the respective population who would find the work demands acceptable. The greater the percent acceptable the lower the presumed risk. 75% Acceptable is a good design goal. For a mixed workforce, this should be 75% acceptable for women. Values for Percent Acceptable can be changed. Contact TEBernard as below.

This work was supported in part by OSHA Salt Lake Technical Center Updates can be obtained from the OSHA web site. Thomas E. Bernard University of South Florida College of Public Health Tampa FL 33612-3805 (813) 974-6629 / tbernard@hsc.usf.edu v2.0 9/25/02 2002 Thomas E. Bernard For updates see Stone Wheels at www.hsc.usf.edu/~tbernard No warranty, explicit or implicit.