Musculoskeletal disorders amongst workers performing manual lifting tasks have become a major challenge now a days. Such problems hamper productivity of any concern to a greater extent. Industrial experts and researchers have been devising ways and means to reduce such disorders and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) agency lifting equation is one amongst such tools. NIOSH lifting equation has significantly enhanced the safety of the workers involved in manual lifting tasks. With this equation, a prior indication of musculoskeletal disorders can be obtained from the workers anthropometric details. However, till date there is no such tool available with which we can have recommendations to eliminate/reduce such disorders. In this paper an expert system on the basis of NIOSH equation has been developed to deal with the musculoskeletal problems amongst the workers involved in manual lifting tasks. The expert system is basically a computer programme developed to facilitate the use of NIOSH lifting equation. On the basis of lifting parameters, this equation computes recommended weight limit (RWL) and lifting index (LI). These outputs have been further analyzed by the programe to check existing working conditions against occupational hazards, and suggest recommendations for the safe working conditions.

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基于NIOSH的肌肉骨骼疾病软件工具的开发

如今，在执行手动举重任务的工人中，肌肉骨骼疾病已成为一项重大挑战。这些问题在很大程度上影响了任何方面的生产率。工业专家和研究人员已经在设计减少这种疾病的方法和手段，而美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）的机构提升方程式就是其中之一。NIOSH吊装方程式显着提高了从事手动吊装任务的工人的安全性。利用该方程式，可以从工人的人体测量学细节中获得肌肉骨骼疾病的先兆。但是，到目前为止，尚无可用于消除/减少此类疾病的建议的工具。在本文中，已经开发了基于NIOSH方程的专家系统，以解决从事手动举重任务的工人的肌肉骨骼问题。专家系统基本上是一个计算机程序，旨在促进NIOSH提升方程的使用。根据提升参数，此公式可计算建议的重量极限（RWL）和提升指数（LI）。程序已对这些输出进行了进一步分析，以检查现有工作条件是否存在职业危害，并提出有关安全工作条件的建议。该公式计算建议的重量极限（RWL）和提升指数（LI）。程序已对这些输出进行了进一步分析，以检查现有工作条件是否存在职业危害，并提出有关安全工作条件的建议。该公式计算建议的重量极限（RWL）和提升指数（LI）。程序已对这些输出进行了进一步分析，以检查现有工作条件是否存在职业危害，并提出有关安全工作条件的建议。