Manual Material Handling / Musculoskeletal Injuries

resources

  • Legislation
  • WorkSafe Bulletin
  • Classic Examples of High Risk Activities
  • Stages of MSI Symptoms
  • Material Handling Accident Statistics
  • Material Handling Risk Assessment Tool
  • MSI Caution Zones
  • MSI Hazard Zones
  • Why Improve your Material Handling Processes
  • Hand Carts Loading Weight Limits
  • Risk Factor Identification for Hand Carts
  • Physical Material Handling Weight Guidelines
  • Handling Method Selection Graphs
  • Force Limits for Pushing and Pulling
  • Correcting for ramps and slopes
  • General Recommendations for Material Handling
  • Appropriate Work Surface Height
  • Information on Lift Tables
  • OSHA lifting app
  • NIOSH Lifting Equations
  • monitoring effectiveness of controls
  • Case Study - Foundries
  • Information on Back Belts
  • 100 case studies