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Variable Lifting Index (VLI)

Thomas Waters, E Occhipinti, Daniela Colombini, Enrique Álvarez Casado, Robert Fox

Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2015 · 38 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

The VLI method allows an analyst to assess highly variable manual lifting jobs in which the task characteristics vary from lift to lift during a shift.

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