Job Dictionary Definitions Risk of developing a Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury Red = High (e.g. repetitive movement, sustained awkward positioning, high force / very heavy lift) Yellow = Medium (e.g. repetitive movement, high force/heavy lift, awkward position) Green= Low (e.g. repetitive movement, awkward position e.g. bending) pull physical demands’ ‘Lift/push/ Lifting and carrying < 5kg. Variable posture sitting, standing and walking. Pushing Very Light up to 2kg and pulling up to 2kg Force occasionally at waist level. Work Lifting and carrying up to 10kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 5kg. Pushing up to 5kg Force and pulling up to 5kg Force Light Work occasionally at waist level. Lifting and carrying up to 22kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 10kg. Pushing up to 12kg Force and pulling up to 12kg Medium Work Force occasionally at waist level. Lifting up to 45kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 22kg. Pushing up to 24kg Force and pulling up to 24kg Force occasionally at Heavy Work waist level. Lifting above 45kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing Very Heavy above 22kg. Pushing up to 35kg Force and pulling up to 35kgf force occasionally Work at waist level. Adapted from Physical Work Demands, from the U.S. Department of Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Supplement, Appendix D, pp 101-102, 1986 with conversion to metric system. Frequency of Task Non-material handling Non-material handling Material handling
Job Dictionary Definitions Risk of developing a Musculoskeletal Injury (MSI) Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury Red = High (e.g. repetitive movement, sustained awkward positioning, high force / very heavy lift) Yellow = Medium (e.g. repetitive movement, high force/heavy lift, awkward position) Green= Low (e.g. repetitive movement, awkward position e.g. bending) ‘Lift/push/ pull physical demands’ Very Light Work Lifting and carrying < 5kg. Variable posture sitting, standing and walking. Pushing up to 2kg and pulling up to 2kg Force occasionally at waist level. Light Work Lifting and carrying up to 10kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 5kg. Pushing up to 5kg Force and pulling up to 5kg Force occasionally at waist level. Medium Work Lifting and carrying up to 22kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 10kg. Pushing up to 12kg Force and pulling up to 12kg Force occasionally at waist level. Heavy Work Lifting up to 45kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing up to 22kg. Pushing up to 24kg Force and pulling up to 24kg Force occasionally at waist level. Very Heavy Work Lifting above 45kg maximum. Frequent lifting and / or carrying of objects weighing above 22kg. Pushing up to 35kg Force and pulling up to 35kgf force occasionally at waist level. Adapted from Physical Work Demands, from the U.S. Department of Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles, Fourth Supplement, Appendix D, pp 101-102, 1986 with conversion to metric system. Frequency of Task Non-material handling Non-material handling Material handling
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