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  2. Ergonomics for manual material handling - Wikipedia

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    The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation (1994) [1] provides guidelines for evaluating two-handed manual lifting tasks. It defines a Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) as the weight of the load that nearly all healthy workers can lift over a substantial period of time (e.g., eight hours) without an increased ...

  3. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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    The NIOSH lifting equation is a tool (now application) that can be used by health and safety professionals to assess employees who are exposed to manual lifting or handling of materials. [7] The NIOSH lifting equation is a mathematical calculation which calculates the Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) using a series of tables, variables, and ...

  4. Material handling - Wikipedia

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    Compared to manual handling, materials handling equipment greatly saves time and effort. [21] Improved safety: When manually handling goods, there are a lot of risks of injuries experienced e.g fall from heights. When unit load formation equipment is factored in, all these risks are reduced to almost zero.

  5. Construction site safety - Wikipedia

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    Construction safety has been considered as a hot topic in academic research. As per the latest research. the largest number of published construction safety documents were published by scholars from the US and China; the total number of published articles by these two countries was 1,125, at 56% of the 2000 articles that were published.

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    It is essential older people wear appropriate footwear to reduce their fall risk. Footwear should fit properly and have non-skid, or non-slip, soles. This includes shoes and sneakers, but also ...

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    We love getting advice from grandma, but some of her cleaning tricks may be outdated. We asked a cleaning pro to share the top tips to ditch once and for all.

  9. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    A 2.5-ton house jack that stands 24 inches from top to bottom fully threaded out. A house jack, also called a screw jack, is a mechanical device primarily used to lift buildings from their foundations for repairs or relocation. A series of jacks is used and then wood cribbing temporarily supports the structure. This process is repeated until ...