How do you figure out if your workers are in danger?
Lifting Job Analysis Worksheet
If you think you have a lifting application that is putting your workers at risk, take a look at our NIOSH lifting calculator. It is a quick easy way to check to see if your operator is lifting within his/her ergonomic range.
Many engineers and plant safety professionals struggle with quantifying risk. Read the directions, fill in the sheet, and see quickly if your operators are at risk.
The US Department of Labor reported 867,766 cases of work related sprains in 2003. Although the number of injuries has declined over the past 10 years, the cost associated with these injuries has continued to escalate. Depending on the severity of a particular injury, it is not uncommon for those who require corrective surgery to incur workers compensation cost, medical, lost time benefits and disability ratings that easily total $100,000 or more per injury.
Use the drawing to calculate the simple dimensions and enter them into the appropriate section in STEP 1. By entering this information you have all but two of the multipliers in STEP 2 calculated for you.
Use the simple attached tables to calculate the Frequency Multiplier (FM) and the Coupling Multiplier (CM).
Step 3 is completed for you automatically. If your lifting index is between 0 and 1 than you are in a safe lifting zone, is greater than 1 you are in a dangerous lifting zone.
Step 3 is completed for you automatically. If your lifting index is between 0 and 1 than you are in a safe lifting zone, is greater than 1 you are in a dangerous lifting zone.
You can download a ZIP file including the Excel workbook and instructions here. Save it, unzip it and you are ready to start analyzing.
If you think you have a lifting application that is putting your workers at risk, take a look at our NIOSH lifting calculator. It is a quick easy way to check to see if your operator is lifting within his/her ergonomic range.
Many engineers and plant safety professionals struggle with quantifying risk. Read the directions, fill in the sheet, and see quickly if your operators are at risk.
The US Department of Labor reported 867,766 cases of work related sprains in 2003. Although the number of injuries has declined over the past 10 years, the cost associated with these injuries has continued to escalate. Depending on the severity of a particular injury, it is not uncommon for those who require corrective surgery to incur workers compensation cost, medical, lost time benefits and disability ratings that easily total $100,000 or more per injury.
Use the drawing to calculate the simple dimensions and enter them into the appropriate section in STEP 1. By entering this information you have all but two of the multipliers in STEP 2 calculated for you.
Use the simple attached tables to calculate the Frequency Multiplier (FM) and the Coupling Multiplier (CM).
Step 3 is completed for you automatically. If your lifting index is between 0 and 1 than you are in a safe lifting zone, is greater than 1 you are in a dangerous lifting zone.
Step 3 is completed for you automatically. If your lifting index is between 0 and 1 than you are in a safe lifting zone, is greater than 1 you are in a dangerous lifting zone.
You can download a ZIP file including the Excel workbook and instructions here. Save it, unzip it and you are ready to start analyzing.
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