Safety Knights

for Critical lifts?

Here you go. I've used this equation several times. It's pretty handy.

https://ergo-plus.com/niosh-lifting-equation-single-task/

#1 You can get the app for the Lifting Equation on any good Apps-Store for your phone!

#2 if you really search you can find the NIOSH Lifting Equations in simple Excel Spreadsheets, just ply in the numbers. I have one but it is copyrighted. So be careful. Humantech has one that you might have to purchase. Now they make it easy, you just video tape the lift and software does the calculations! But big $$$!

I used the NIOSH Lifting all the time! If I thought I might contest a back case that an employee took to a DC I had a SOP for handling it! DC's in my experience call everything "work-related!" #1 I would perform a good Lifting Equation. If the Lifting Ratio in the lift was <1.0 I would send the employee to see a good Occ MD with the accident report, good job description, and the Lifting Equation! At least 50% of the time the Occ doc would say the lift was not work-related! #2 In that case I would then line off the injury from the 300. #3 Have the TPA (Insurance Co) call the employee (they wear the Black HAT, not me!) to inform them they were not accepting the claim. #3 Wait for WC Petition from the state if the employee appeals, which was bout 20% of the time. #4 Tell the TPA to send the case to "Bill", our WC Plaintiff Attorney (the BEST WC attorney I ever saw in 45 years working on WC).
When it comes to a contest between contesting doctor reports a GOOD Occ MD Report or Ortho MD Report trumps a DC report every time in court. Not supposed to legally in my state, but practically it does. Unless you use a "MD" that is known to be a ah ah ah lets be gently and call them "lady of the evening doctor", starts with "W".

Picture of NIOSH Lifting Eq App - from Apple App Store.

https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ergocenter.ncsu.edu%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F18%2F2020%2F07%2FECNC-NIOSH-LE-Calculator_2020.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

Give this a try. I don't know how accurate, but it looks okay. Maybe Drew or Fitz can check it out.

I have looked at the link and I too am amazed at the level of detail and possible reasons for confusion.
There is a very simplistic tool commonly used in UK called TILE, which basically places the individual with a self assessment of Task Individual Load Environment and could possibly simplify your manual handling issues...