Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
(Revised September 2021)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 94-110
The Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) Applications Manual guides users on how to use the RNLE, which is also available as a mobile app. The app facilitates the calculations of RNLE for identifying the risk of low back disorders associated with manual lifting tasks.
Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation pdf icon[PDF – 16 MB]
Suggested Citation
NIOSH [1994]. Applications manual for the revised NIOSH lifting equation. By Waters TR, Ph.D., Putz–Anderson V, Ph.D., Garg A, Ph.D. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-110 (Revised 9/2021), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB94110revised092021external icon.
| Revision Date | Revisions | Citation of Revision |
| January, 1994 (Original) | NIOSH [1994]. Applications manual for the revised NIOSH lifting equation. By Waters TR, Ph.D., Putz–Anderson V, Ph.D., Garg A, Ph.D. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-110. | |
| September, 2021 | This document is an updated version of the Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation. This update of the RNLE manual corrects typographical errors in the previous version and is reformatted to be searchable and 508 compliant | NIOSH [1994]. Applications manual for the revised NIOSH lifting equation. By Waters TR, Ph.D., Putz–Anderson V, Ph.D., Garg A, Ph.D. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-110 (Revised 9/2021), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB94110revised092021external icon. |
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