The effect of lifting speed on cumulative and peak biomechanical loading for symmetric lifting tasks

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• Personal Author:
  Bloswick D ; Greenland KO ; Merryweather AS
• Description:
  Background: To determine the influence of lifting speed and type on peak and cumulative back compressive force (BCF) and shoulder moment (SM) loads during symmetric lifting. Another aim of the study was to compare static and dynamic lifting models. Methods: Ten male participants performed a floor-to-shoulder, floor-to-waist, and waist-to-shoulder lift at three different speeds [slow (0.34 m/s), medium (0.44 m/s), and fast (0.64 m/s)], and with two different loads [light (2.25 kg) and heavy (9 kg)]. Two-dimensional kinematics and kinetics were determined. A three-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to calculate peak and cumulative loading of BCF and SM for light and heavy loads. Results: Peak BCF was significantly different between slow and fast lifting speeds (p < 0.001), with a mean difference of 20% between fast and slow lifts. The cumulative loading of BCF and SM was significantly different between fast and slow lifting speeds (p < 0.001), with mean differences > / = 80%. Conclusion: Based on peak values, BCF is highest for fast speeds, but the BCF cumulative loading is highest for slow speeds, with the largest difference between fast and slow lifts. This may imply that a slow lifting speed is at least as hazardous as a fast lifting speed. It is important to consider the duration of lift when determining risks for back and shoulder injuries due to lifting and that peak values alone are likely not sufficient. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Geology Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-models Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Back Back-injuries Biomechanics Body-burden Body-mechanics Body-regions Cumulative-trauma Force Kinetics Lifting Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Men Musculoskeletal-system Overloading Physiological-effects Physiological-measurements Shoulder Speed Task-performance

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• ISSN:
  2093-7911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  105-110
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043182
• Citation:
  Saf Health Work 2013 Jun; 4(2):105-110
• Contact Point Address:
  Donald S. Bloswick, Room 2110, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 50 South Central Campus Drive, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9208, USA
• Email:
  bloswick@eng.utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Safety and Health at Work
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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