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Boda, Sruthi, Garg, Arun and Campbell-Kyureghyan, Naira (2012): Can the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation Predict Low Back Pain Incidence in a '90-day-pain-free-cohort'?. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2012 Annual Meeting 2012. pp. 1178-1182.

“LBP is a major public health concern with enormous human and economic burden. The validity of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE), a widely used job assessment tool, has not been studied previously in individuals with past LBP. The primary aim of this research was to study the relationship between RNLE measures and incident LBP episode risk after a 90-day pain free period using a prospective study design. One hundred and thirty industrial workers were identified as eligible to become an incident case for LBP. Univariate relationships between RNLE measures and incidence of LBP episode were studied using the Cox proportional hazards model. Significant associations between RNLE measures and incident LBP risk were found. It is concluded that the RNLE is predictive of incident LBP episode risk in individuals with past pain.”

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Boda, Sruthi Vasudev, Bhoyar, Parag and Garg, Arun (2010): Validation of Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation and 3D SSP Model to Predict Risk of Work-Related Low Back Pain. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 54th Annual Meeting 2010. pp. 1185-1189.

“This study is based upon data collected for a large scale, multi-site prospective cohort study of work-related low back pain (WLBP). The aim of this study was to validate the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) and the 3D Static Strength Prediction Model (3D SSPM) to predict the risk of WLBP. Complete baseline and follow up data on job physical exposure and WLBP status were available on 258 workers free of WLBP at baseline. Relationships between job physical factors and incident cases of WLBP were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards model. There was evidence of association between load moment and the Lifting Index calculated from the RNLE and incidence of WLBP, and no evidence of association with estimated compressive force on L5/S1 disc and percent capable population. It is concluded that the RNLE is predictive of future risk of WLBP.”

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Garg, Arun (1989): Effects of Measured versus Proposed Horizontal Distance on the NIOSH Action Limit and Maximum Permissible Limit for Manual Materials Handling. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. pp. 654-656.

“The objective of this research was to compare action limits and maximum permissible limits based on measured horizontal distances with those based on the rule of thumb proposed in the NIOSH Guide. Thirteen male subjects were required to lift three different boxes (25, 38 and 51 cm wide), at four different frequencies (0.2, 3, 6 and 9 lifts min{sup:-1}) and at two heights (floor level to bench height (0.8 m) and bench height to 1.5 m). Each lift was performed for one hour and horizontal distances for all thirteen subjects were measured at the origin of lift. Action limits and maximum permissible limits were computed for all lifting tasks using the measured and the proposed horizontal distances. The actual measured horizontal distances were much greater than those based on half the box width plus 15 cm. The action and the maximum permissible limits based on measured horizontal distances were significantly lower than those based on H = W/2 + 15 cm. For the floor to 0.8 m lifts, the AL and MPL based on measured horizontal distances were 74% (range”

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