This one hour webinar will outline common ergonomic risk factor, teach you how to identify them in the workplace, how to quantify and prioritize the risk factors for intervention. This webinar took place on Thursday, February 17, 2011 from 3:30pm-4:30 p.m. EST (GMT -5)

1. Identifying and Quantifying Ergonomic Risk Factors February 17, 2011 – 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST Presenter: Louise Lynch, PT, CWCE, CEES Co-Owner of Matheson WorkSafe and Matheson Instructor www.MathesonWorkSafe.com Free 30-Day No-Obligation Trials Available

4. What Ergonomic Risk Factors Do We Need to Identify?

8. PHYSICAL RISK FACTORS Friction Characteristics: Increased force Presence of Vibration: Increased grip force Type of Grip Used: Pinch or Power Pinch requires 3 times more force Forceful Exertions Weight and Distribution: Load lifted or handled Work Postures: Biomechanics Speed of Movement: Force capacity is reduced

9. Examples: Forceful Exertions

10. Grip versus Pinch Grip A power grip is 5 times stronger than a pinch grip