How to Evaluate Lifting and Lowering Tasks Using the NIOSH Lifting Equation
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About this Course
Prevention Pro courses are high-impact training sessions with no fluff and no sales pitch.
This course is no different — it’s a 65 minute technical course on how to use the NIOSH Lifting Equation. You will learn, in detail, exactly how to measure and record each task variable, ensuring your assessments are accurate and error-free.
The webinar also includes four case study examples of common lifting/lowering scenarios, a webinar transcript, the webinar PowerPoint slides, and a calculator to quickly and easily perform NIOSH Lifting Equation calculations.
Your instructor, Mark Middlesworth, MS, ATC/L, CEES, CEAS, is the founder of Ergonomics Plus and has been directing workplace ergonomics and injury prevention services since 1989.
Price: $125 — Included with your Pro Membership!
Learning objectives:
By completing this 65 minute course, you will learn how to conduct an effective and efficient ergonomic assessment using the NIOSH Lifting Equation.
- Learn the outputs of the NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Understand the Uses of the Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) and Lifting Index (LI)
- Learn how to prepare for the assessment
- Understand what task variables need to be collected
- Learn how to collect each task variable
- Learn how to perform calculations to obtain NIOSH Lifting Equation outputs
- See the NIOSH Lifting Equation in action with four step-by-step examples
This webinar is for:
- Safety Managers
- HR Managers
- Safety Team Members
- Ergonomics Team Members
- Athletic Trainers
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Health Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
Instructor
Mark Middlesworth, MS, ATC/L, CEES, CEAS
Mark Middlesworth is the owner and president of Ergonomics Plus. Mark is a 1982 Purdue University athletic training graduate, and received his Master’s Degree in 1983 from Syracuse University.
Mark is a NATA Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Ergonomics Evaluation Specialist. He has been directing workplace injury prevention services since 1989.
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