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Date: Thursday, March 8, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center Room: Eisenman Speakers: Mark Reams, Ergonomist, NA Track: Ergonomics and Overexertion Session Type: Educational Session Skill Level: Intermediate Description: This session reviews how to evaluate the safety of lifting tasks. This discussion shares simple lifting assessments and focuses on using the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation for more in-depth analysis of lifts. The presenter shares techniques that simplify the use of this method and make it easier to use. He also reviews how to evaluate lifting tasks that aren't normally addressed by the NIOSH Lifting Equation. Learning Objectives: Identify which method to use to evaluate lifting tasks for safety Recognize the limitations of the NIOSH Lifting Equation Describe lifting tasks using the simple quick-check, and the more in-depth NIOSH Lifting Equation
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