Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 94-110, Revised September 2021
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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.

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Language: English (US)
Size: 16 MB
Developed by: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
The Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation calculates the risk for single and multiple manual lifting tasks.

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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/NIOSHPUB94110revised092021.

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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/NIOSHPUB94110revised092021.
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