ABSTRACT
Based on health and safety professionals' job summary statement and direct observation, they will measure the dynamic forces associated with the performance of this job. This includes weights, pushing and pulling forces, and torques necessary to perform a task. To measure pushing and pulling forces will require a force gauge dynamometer. This is a hand-held device that acts like a scale to measure pushing or pulling forces in pounds or kilos. The trickiest part of the operation is trying to attach the force gauge in a way that closely simulates the normal hand or body part coupling with the object. Many computer programs exist to calculate the various forces exerted by different body parts during certain tasks. Most of these programs are strongly based on university-based objective research. In some cases, this computer-calculated information may prove valuable.
