New Advanced Webinar on the NIOSH Lifting Equation

Learn how to perform accurate and efficient ergonomic assessments using the NIOSH Lifting Equation.

According to this fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor, back injuries are one of the nation’s top safety problems. Because lifting and lowering tasks are the most likely causes of back pain, it’s a good idea to evaluate the lifting and lowering job tasks in your workplace to understand the musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk factors present.

Knowledge is power, and knowing the MSD risk in your workplace gives you the power to put control measures in place before more injuries occur.

That’s where the NIOSH Lifting Equation comes in. It’s one of the most common tools to evaluate lifting and lowering tasks, and it should absolutely be a tool you use in your MSD prevention toolbox.

Today, we’re excited to announce a new Advanced Webinar on the NIOSH Lifting Equation available inside Prevention Pro Academy, the online ergonomics and injury prevention membership site for safety and occupational healthcare professionals.

(If you already have a Pro Membership, head on over to Prevention Pro Academy and log in. You already have access to this material. If you’re not a Pro member yet, you can learn more here.)

If you’ve ever used the NIOSH Lifting Equation, you know it can be a bit tricky, especially for beginners. You might not be sure if you’re measuring and recording the task variables correctly. You might not know if the calculations are right. And you might not have mastered it well enough for your assessments to be both accurate and efficient.

If that sounds like a familiar situation, this advanced webinar is for you. After going through this material, you will be able to confidently perform evaluations and measure MSD risk using the NIOSH Lifting Equation — with accuracy and efficiency.

Keep reading or head over to the webinar overview page on Prevention Pro Academy to learn more about the webinar and the benefits of a Pro Membership.

Webinar overview

Prevention Pro Academy webinars are high-impact training sessions with no fluff and no sales pitch.

This webinar is no different — it’s a 65 minute technical webinar on how to use the NIOSH Lifting Equation. You will learn, in detail, exactly how to measure and record each task variable, ensuring your assessments are accurate and error-free.

The webinar also includes four case study examples of common lifting/lowering scenarios, a webinar transcript, the webinar PowerPoint slides, and a web calculator to quickly and easily perform NIOSH Lifting Equation calculations.

Your instructor, Mark Middlesworth, MS, ATC/L, CEES, CEAS, is the founder of Ergonomics Plus and has been directing workplace ergonomics and injury prevention services since 1989.

Price: ~~$125~~— Included with your Prevention Pro Academy Pro Membership!

Learning objectives

By completing this 65 minute webinar, you will learn how to conduct an effective and efficient ergonomic assessment using the NIOSH Lifting Equation.

Webinar objectives:

Learn the outputs of the NIOSH Lifting Equation
Understand the Uses of the Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) and Lifting Index (LI)
Learn how to prepare for the assessment
Understand what task variables need to be collected
Learn how to collect each task variable
Learn how to perform calculations to obtain NIOSH Lifting Equation outputs
See the NIOSH Lifting Equation in action with four step-by-step examples

This webinar is for:

Safety Managers
HR Managers
Safety Team Members
Ergonomics Team Members
Athletic Trainers
Physical Therapists
Occupational Health Nurses
Occupational Therapists

Webinar materials

You’ll get instant access to all webinar materials when you sign up.

Webinar Recording

Get access to the webinar recording online, anytime. Learn at your own pace and revisit the materials whenever you need to.

Webinar Slides + Audio Transcript

Follow along with a PDF file of the webinar slides alongside the audio transcript.

NIOSH Lifting Equation Calculator

Easily perform calculations using the NIOSH Lifting Equation Calculator

Instructor: Mark Middlesworth, MS, ATC/L, CEES, CEAS

Mark Middlesworth is the owner and president of Ergonomics Plus. Mark is a 1982 Purdue University athletic training graduate, and received his Master’s Degree in 1983 from Syracuse University.

Mark is a NATA Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Ergonomics Evaluation Specialist. He has been directing workplace injury prevention services since 1989.

Register for a Pro Membership for instant access

Prevention Pro Academy makes it easy—and affordable—for anyone to start implementing ergonomics and injury prevention best practices without squandering time, wasting money or making unnecessary mistakes. Every month we add new training content, tools, and resources to help you succeed.

When you sign up for a Pro Membership, you get access to:

Unlimited Courses
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Your Pro Membership investment

As mentioned above, we’re delivering valuable training during the next year that will easily exceed thousands of dollars worth of education. Not only will you get instant access to the NIOSH Lifting Equation webinar, but you’ll also get access to all the training content and tools inside Prevention Pro Academy. So, the current offer for a Pro Membership, valid until we raise prices, is $495.

This is a one-time fee for lifetime access. Members that join now will always have lifetime access. However, as we add webinars, courses, and downloads to the platform this will eventually be an annual fee. So now is the time to join if you’re interested!

As always, you get our “no questions asked” 30-day money-back guarantee. If you decide this wasn’t the right decision for you, simply contact our support team and we’ll cheerfully refund your full membership fee. There are no hoops to jump through, and no hassle.