Type Guides & Tools
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderLiberty Mutual Group
Liberty Mutual has updated the manual material handling tables originally published by Snook in 1978, and by Snook and Ciriello in 1991. The new “Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Tables” provide both the male and female population percentages capable of performing manual material handling...
Type Case study
EU, Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderEU-OSHA
Type Guides & Tools
Irsko
LanguageEnglish
ProviderHealth and safety autority
This guide has been put together as an introduction to the management of manual handling in the construction sector. The main objectives of the guide are: To present the business case for managing the hazard of manual handling in construction To outline briefly the legislation that relates to...
Type Guides & Tools
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderThe Robens Centre for Health Ergonomics
QEC has been designed to: assess the changes in exposure to musculoskeletal risk factors of the back, shoulders and arms, hands and wrists, and neck before and after an ergonomic intervention involve the practitioner (i.e. the observer) who conducts the assessment, and the worker who has direct...
Type Guides & Tools
Spojené království
LanguageEnglish
ProviderErgonomics Plus
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) is a survey method developed for use in ergonomic investigations of workplaces where work related upper limb disorders are reported. RULA is a screening tool that assesses biomechanical and postural loading on the whole body with particular attention to the neck,...
Type Guides & Tools
Švédsko
LanguageSwedish
ProviderArbets-och miljömedicin Syd
Guidelines for assessing the risk of exposure to injury, based on technical measurements of exposure. This guidance is particularly useful for the QSHE or ergonomic specialist in need of a method to determine the physical load during different tasks.
