Re: Lifting restrictions
Brian and Group, Attached is a word document that I used at a prior employeer for doing safety design analysis. It was extracted from NIOSH. I don't know if it is still current but I believe it is. Here is the NIOSH web site address: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html (See attached file: RWL Lifting Assessment.doc) This document is an original and was internally generated. It is not a hand-me-down that has been through many email trips. Oscar bharlowe%vgscientific@interlock.lexmark.com on 03/30/2000 04:10:51 AM Please respond to bharlowe%vgscientific@interlock.lexmark.com To: emc-pstc%ieee@interlock.lexmark.com cc:(bcc: Oscar Overton/Lex/Lexmark) Subject: Lifting restrictions Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org RWL Lifting Assessment.doc Description: Mac Word 3.0
Re: Lifting restrictions
Repeat of something I posted last week for another enquiry: List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 22:33:57 +0100 To: rbus...@es.com From: Nick Williams n...@conformance.co.uk Subject: Re: European Ergonomic Standard Cc: emc-p...@ieee.org Bcc: X-Attachments: Rick, The standard you need is: prEN1005-2 1993 Human physical performance -manual handling of objects associated to machinery. It is, apparently, still at draft stage, and I don't know what the cause of the delay is. However, it's got the sort of data you are looking for and it seems to be wholly consistent with the requirements contained in the UK's Manual Handling Regulations. AFAIK the MH regs, like PUWER, are based on an EU directive themselves so examination of the UK regs should be a good starting point for finding out what is required elsewhere. Let me know if you have trouble getting a copy of the draft and I'll see whether I can get one from BSI for you. Regards Nick. At 09:10 + 30/3/2000, bharl...@vgscientific.com wrote: Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
RE: Lifting restrictions
Brian, Most of the information you find will be regarding lifting restrictions for production workers where to lift heavy objects is part of their everyday job. The limits are based on weight, size, lift start point, lift destination point, lift angle, how often, etc... I have not found a good source for labeling or warning information for individual products (as a manufacturer). We make an analyzer which is a table top (Lab bench) instrument which weighs over 400lbs (180kg). We tossed around the idea of stating in the installation manual about suggesting 4 men lift from the corners, but was told that we could become liable if an injury occurred. What we ended up doing was to clearly state the weight of the instrument in the manual and state, Use proper lifting equipment. The burden is then on the customer to find a way to safety lift the unit. The safety standards (such as EN 61010) states that the product must have a way of lifting it. So if it is not designed so this can be done you must provide handles or some way of lifting it either by man or machine. As far as warning labels go, you only have to use labels if it is not apparent that the unit is heavy. If it looks heavy it probably is. No unknown hazard there so don't worry about labels. If it is heaver than it looks, then you would need a label. If it is questionable, use a label. This is why most packaging (or boxes) have weight warning on boxes that you can't see what's inside but might be the size some one might try and pick up. Well anyway, you can't go wrong with the old triangle with the exclamation point in the center. Under it state the weight or something like 18kg. I have seen this method used. You can get creative and make your own graphics. UPS uses a picture of a scale with 31.5+ in the middle. On a monitor box we have here in the lab there is a graphic of two stick men with legs bent lifting a box from either side. I have also seen the graphic that looks like a big weight (like the 1 ton weight that would always fall on the coyote in the Roadrunner cartoons) with the weight stated in the center. As a manufacturer you are responsible to do one of two things: eliminate the hazard (2 levels of protection) or inform of the hazard. If lifting your product can cause a hazard (or injury) all you can do is inform. In addition, the safety standards say you have to provide the means to safely lift. That's basically it. I'm sorry I could not give you exactly what you asked for. I asked the same question last year and spent weeks pouring through factory worker standards that didn't apply to products. I hope this helps. Brian Kunde -Original Message- From: owner-emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:owner-emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of bharl...@vgscientific.com Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:11 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Lifting restrictions Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
RE: Lifting restrictions
4 pdfs available at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/manlinde.htm -Original Message- From: John Allen [mailto:john.al...@rdel.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 11:23 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org; 'bharl...@vgscientific.com' Subject: RE: Lifting restrictions Hi Brian and Folks Whilst not knowing of EN/UL standards, I can refer you to UK Defence Standard 0025 Part 3 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment. Part 3 Body Strength and Stamina, and specifically to the following paragraphs: DEF 00-25 (Part 3)/2 Para 10.1.1 10.1.2, states the person-carry guidelines to be: Men 20kg, Women 13kg. However, DEF 00-25(Part 3)/2 Table 10 97th percentile two-handed lift guidelines from just below waist height are: Men 42kg, Women 18kg. From our recent experience I would recommend that you should generally NOT mark items as 2 man lift etc., as the ability of persons to lift and carry do vary considerably as demonstrated in this document. Again, from experience, I would use such markings only if the item is very heavy indeed or is of such a shape as to make it dangerous for less than a given number to try to lift or carry it. However, what I would do is to annotate the installation and use instructions with a recommendation that personnel handling such equipment shall required to undergo formal training in the manual handling of equipment in general. I would also ensure that these instructions contain warnings and specific weight data for each piece of affected equipment. There is a lot more information in this 40 page standard, with charts etc This standard is available to download from the following site: http://www.dstan.mod.uk/ Regards John Allen Racal Defence Electronics Ltd Bracknell UK. -- From: bharl...@vgscientific.com[SMTP:bharl...@vgscientific.com] Sent: 30 March 2000 10:10 To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject:Lifting restrictions Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
RE: Lifting restrictions
Brian, I looked into this once before. I could not find anything beyond the OSHA document and the NIOSH Lifting Equation used by OSHA. You can find it at: http://www.industrialhygiene.com/calc/lift.html I downloaded a pdf version some time ago and it was 4 MB long. Scott s_doug...@ecrm.com ECRM Incorporated Tewksbury, MA USA -Original Message- From: bharl...@vgscientific.com [mailto:bharl...@vgscientific.com] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 4:11 AM To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Lifting restrictions Importance: Low Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
RE: Lifting restrictions
Hi Brian and Folks Whilst not knowing of EN/UL standards, I can refer you to UK Defence Standard 0025 Part 3 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment. Part 3 Body Strength and Stamina, and specifically to the following paragraphs: DEF 00-25 (Part 3)/2 Para 10.1.1 10.1.2, states the person-carry guidelines to be: Men 20kg, Women 13kg. However, DEF 00-25(Part 3)/2 Table 10 97th percentile two-handed lift guidelines from just below waist height are: Men 42kg, Women 18kg. From our recent experience I would recommend that you should generally NOT mark items as 2 man lift etc., as the ability of persons to lift and carry do vary considerably as demonstrated in this document. Again, from experience, I would use such markings only if the item is very heavy indeed or is of such a shape as to make it dangerous for less than a given number to try to lift or carry it. However, what I would do is to annotate the installation and use instructions with a recommendation that personnel handling such equipment shall required to undergo formal training in the manual handling of equipment in general. I would also ensure that these instructions contain warnings and specific weight data for each piece of affected equipment. There is a lot more information in this 40 page standard, with charts etc This standard is available to download from the following site: http://www.dstan.mod.uk/ Regards John Allen Racal Defence Electronics Ltd Bracknell UK. -- From: bharl...@vgscientific.com[SMTP:bharl...@vgscientific.com] Sent: 30 March 2000 10:10 To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject:Lifting restrictions Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
Lifting restrictions
Hi group Is anyone aware of a standard UL or EN which details the Weights that are acceptable as one and two person lifts. I have come across a number of industry and company related information but cannot find a standard. Also is there an accepted international warning label to cover this. Regards Brian Harlowe --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson:pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org
