Risk assessment of manual handling of loads: the choice of reference values in light of Leg. 81/2008
Baracco, A.; Coggiola, M.; Discalzi, G.; Perrelli, F.; Romano, C.
Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia 31(2): 172-176
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1592-7830 PMID: 19827278 Document Number: 629170
Italian law on safety at work does not clarify specific levels of load for safe manual material handling. For this reason professionals appointed for safety need to define new target range value for the correct application of D.Lgs. 81/2008 law. Authors, discussing about indication of the national laws and international rules, suggest the assumption of a load of 25 and 20 kg as reference values for male and female adult and healthy workers. They also examine the graduation of the acceptable loads in relation to workers' age and the Lifting Index values to be adopted as action limit and exposure limit.