a quick guide on recommended limits to prevent wmsd* hazards *work-related musculo-skeletal...
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A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits to Prevent WMSD* Hazards
*Work-Related Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
DISCLAIMER
These recommended limits are to be used only as a reference for safe work practices.
Recommended limits in the slides are voluntary. Their application aren’t required by employers, businesses or workers in Washington.
They are intended to support business owners and employees efforts to reduce and prevent musculoskeletal disorders in their workplaces.
What You Will Learn
Recommended limits to prevent work- related musculoskeletal disorders or WMSDs such as back sprain, strain, shoulder sprain, arm and wrist tendonitis, etc.
• How to apply these limits to any job or operation in your business, as part of your safety and health program or best work practices.
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Topics covered
Forceful pinching, gripping
Forceful pinching, gripping
Intensive keyingIntensive keying
Hand-arm vibrationHand-arm vibration
Repetitive motionRepetitive motion
LiftingLifting Awkward posturesAwkward postures
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A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Throughout these slides you will notice the:
Recommended Limit sign.
Don’t go over these limits in any job or activity.
This will help to keep your employees healthy.
This may also help to reduce company expenses and losses.
LIFTING
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Lifting
75 pounds once a day is a heavy lift
Lifting
55 pounds, 10 times a day is a heavy lift
Lifting
25 pounds, above the shoulders, below the knees or at arms length, 25 times a day is an awkward lift
Lifting
10 pounds, twice per minute, two hours a day is a frequent lift
AWKWARD POSTURES
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Awkward postures
Hands above the head or elbows above the shoulders is an awkward posture
Awkward postures
Neck or back bent more than 30 degrees is an awkward posture
Awkward postures
Kneeling is an awkward posture
Awkward postures
Squatting is an awkward posture
FORCEFUL PINCHING, GRIPPING
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Forceful pinching
Pinching an object weighing 2 pounds (like the force needed to pinch half a ream of paper), is a forceful pinch
Forceful gripping
Gripping an object weighing 10 pounds (like the force needed to clamp automobile jumper cables onto a battery), is a forceful grip
REPETITIVE MOTION
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Repetitive motion
Repeating the same motion with the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists or hands, every few seconds is repetitive motion
INTENSIVE KEYING
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Intensive Keying
Keying regularly, more than 4 hours total per day is intensive keying
HAND-ARM VIBRATION
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards
Hand-arm vibration
Using high vibrating tools like impact wrenches, chain saws, jack hammers, riveting hammers, more than 30 minutes total per day is high hand-arm vibration
Hand-arm vibration
Using moderate vibrating tools like grinders, sanders, jigsaws, more than 2 hours total per day is moderate hand-arm vibration
Additional information
On WMSD hazardous exposures visit the WISHA webpage at:
www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/Ergonomics
You may also write us at:
Example Template of an accident prevention program :
www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/Programs/Accident
Ideas to reduce hazardous exposures can be found at the Ergonomics Ideas Bank
A Quick Guide on Recommended Limits for WMSD Hazards