Manual Material Handling 2

Question 1

if HM is less than 1.0 what can you do?

Answer 1

bring the load closer the worker by the removing horizontal barriers or reducing the size of the object. lifts near the floor should be avoided, the object should fit easily between the legs

Question 2

if the VM is less than 1.0 what can you do?

Answer 2

raise/lower the origin/destination of the lift. avoid lifting near the floor or above the shoulders

Question 3

if the DM is less than 1.0 what can you do

Answer 3

reduce the vertical distance between the origin and the destination of the lift

Question 4

if AM is less than 1.0 what can you do

Answer 4

move the origin and destination of the lift closer together to reduce the angle of the twist, or move the origin and destination further apart to the force the worker to turn the feet and step, rather than twist the body

Question 5

if FM is less than 1.0 what can you do

Answer 5

reduce the lifting frequency rate, reduce the lifting duration, or provide longer recovery periods

Question 6

if CM is less than 1.0 what can you do

Answer 6

improve the hand to object coupling by providing optimal containers with handles or handhold cutouts, or improve handholds for irregular objects

Question 7

if RWL at the destination is less than the origin what can you do

Answer 7

eliminate the need for significant control of the object at the destination by redesigning the job or modifying the container/object characteristics.