Developing a new Vertical Multiplier to modify the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
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Abstract
Amongst occupational disorders, musculoskeletal disorders and, most importantly low back pain is the most frequent ones. The most popular and widely used risk assessment method among ergonomists for estimating LBP exposure risk is the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation. In order to improve RNLE, many studies have been carried out yet, and their limitations have been described. One of these cases is the inconsistency of vertical multiplier with anthropometric conditions of various workers' societies. Methods: In the present study, by designing a laboratory work, VM has been carefully considered. Thirty-one volunteer students consisting of 19 males and 12 females, participated in two tests, using a dynamometer; and results were analyzed by Minitab software. Results: The results have shown a significant relationship between isometric muscular strength in two tests, but there was no correlation between body mass index and isometric muscle strength. Based on results, VM, permissible, and the optimum range of manual lifting location height were analyzed and adapted to volunteers’ condition. Conclusion: It seems that with changes that have been made, the RNLE results can be more proportionate for Iranian workers.
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27. Maiti R, Bagchi TP. Effect of different multipliers and their interactions during manual lifting operations. Int J Ind Ergon. 2006;36(11):991-1004.
2. Niu S. Ergonomics and occupational safety and health: An ILO perspective. Appl Ergon. 2010;41(6):744-53.
3. March L, Smith EU, Hoy DG, Cross MJ, Sanchez-Riera L, Blyth F, et al. Burden of disability due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. Best practice & research Clinical rheumatology. 2014;28(3):353-66.
4. Waters TR, Lu ML, Piacitelli LA, Werren D, Deddens JA. Efficacy of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation to Predict Risk of Low Back Pain Due to Manual Lifting Expanded Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Occup Environ Med. 2011;53(9):1061-7.
5. Lind C. Assessment and design of industrial manual handling to reduce physical ergonomics hazards:–use and development of assessment tools: KTH Royal Institute of Technology; 2017.
6. Dempsey PG, McGorry RW, Maynard WS. A survey of tools and methods used by certified professional ergonomists. Appl Ergon. 2005;36(4):489-503.
7. Nussbaum MA, Chaffin DB, Page GB. A biomechanical investigation of the asymmetric multiplier in the revised niosh lifting equation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 39th Annual Meeting, Vols 1 and 2. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings. Santa Monica: Human Factors and Ergonomics Soc; 1995. p. 709-13.
8. Elfeituri FE, Taboun SM. An evaluation of the NIOSH lifting equation: a psychophysical and biomechanical investigation. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2002;8(2):243-58.
9. Dempsey PG, Fathallah FA. Application issues and theoretical concerns regarding the 1991 NIOSH equation asymmetry multiplier. Int J Ind Ergon. 1999;23(3):181-91.
10. Waters TR, Baron SL, Kemmlert K. Accuracy of measurements for the revised NIOSH lifting equation. Appl Ergon. 1998;29(6):433-8.
11. Okimoto MLLR, Teixeira ER. Proposed procedures for measuring the lifting task variables required by the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation - A case study. Int J Ind Ergon. 2009;39(1):15-22.
12. Dempsey PG. Usability of the revised NIOSH lifting equation. Ergonomics. 2002;45(12):817-28.
13. Sesek R, Gilkey D, Drinkaus P, Bloswick DS, Herron R. Evaluation and quantification of manual materials handling risk factors. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2003;9(3):271-87.
14. Muslim E, Nuraini AI, Puspasari MA. Analysis of Vertical Multiplier on Revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation for Male Workers in Indonesia Industry. In: Yusuff RM, Ahmad SA, Daruis DDI, Deros BM, Dawal SZM, editors. Current Trends in Ergonomics. Advanced Engineering Forum. 10. Stafa-Zurich: Trans Tech Publications Ltd; 2013. p. 236-42.
15. Behjati M, Arjmand N. Biomechanical Assessment of the NIOSH Lifting Equation in Asymmetric Load-Handling Activities Using a Detailed Musculoskeletal Model. Hum Factors. 2019;61(2):191-202.
16. Arjmand N, Amini M, Shirazi-Adl A, Plamondon A, Parnianpour M. Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation May generate spine loads exceeding recommended limits. Int J Ind Ergon. 2015;47:1-8.
17. Potvin JR. Comparing the revised NIOSH lifting equation to the psychophysical, biomechanical and physiological criteria used in its development. Int J Ind Ergon. 2014;44(2):246-52.
18. Garg A, Boda S, Hegmann KT, Moore JS, Kapellusch JM, Bhoyar P, et al. The NIOSH lifting equation and low-back pain, Part 1: Association with low-back pain in the backworks prospective cohort study. Hum Factors. 2014;56(1):6-28.
19. Garg A, Kapellusch JM. The Cumulative Lifting Index (CULI) for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation: Quantifying Risk for Workers With Job Rotation. Hum Factors. 2016;58(5):683-94.
20. Sevene TG, Berning J, Harris C, Climstein M, Adams KJ, DeBeliso M. Hand grip strength and gender: allometric normalization in older adults and implications for the NIOSH lifting equation. Journal of lifestyle medicine. 2017;7(2):63.
21. Barim MS, Sesek RF, Capanoglu MF, Drinkaus P, Schall MC, Gallagher S, et al. Improving the risk assessment capability of the revised NIOSH lifting equation by incorporating personal characteristics. Appl Ergon. 2019;74:67-73.
22. Waters TR, Putz-Anderson V, Garg A, Fine LJ. Revised NIOSH equation for the design and evaluation of manual lifting tasks. Ergonomics. 1993;36(7):749-76.
23. Waters TR, Putz-Anderson V, Garg A. Applications manual for the revised NIOSH lifting equation. 1994.
24. Ayoub M, Bethea N, Deivanayagam S, Asfour S, Bakken G, Liles D, et al. Determination and modeling of lifting capacity. Final Report, HEW (NIOSH), Cincinnati, OH. 1978.
25. Snook SH. The design of manual handling tasks. Ergonomics. 1978;21(12):963-85.
26. Snook SH, Ciriello VM. The design of manual handling tasks: revised tables of maximum acceptable weights and forces. Ergonomics. 1991;34(9):1197-213.
27. Maiti R, Bagchi TP. Effect of different multipliers and their interactions during manual lifting operations. Int J Ind Ergon. 2006;36(11):991-1004.
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Chegini A, Ghousi R, Sadeghi Naeini H, Karuppiah K. Developing a new Vertical Multiplier to modify the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation. Int J Occup Hyg. 2020;12(2):107-121.
