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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Calculations

Liberty Mutual has made available a free online system for calculating the percentage of the population that can perform a specified lifting, lowering, pushing or pulling task.

The "Liberty Mutual Manual Materials Handling Tables" can be used to perform ergonomic assessments of lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, and carrying tasks with the primary goal of supporting ergonomic design interventions.

The online calculator is available here.

Labels: Free Safety Guides, Industrial Health, safety management