Table 1: Values of FM for use in the 1991 NIOSH equation for determining RWL

Work Duration
	£ 1 hr		£ 2 hr		£ 8 hr
Lifts/minute	V < 75 *	V ³ 75	V < 75	V ³ 75	V < 75	V ³ 75
0.2	1.00	1.00	0.95	0.95	0.85	0.85
0.5	0.97	0.97	0.92	0.92	0.81	0.81
1	0.94	0.94	0.88	0.88	0.81	0.81
2	0.91	0.91	0.84	0.84	0.65	0.65
3	0.88	0.88	0.79	0.79	0.55	0.55
4	0.84	0.84	0.72	0.72	0.45	0.45
5	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.35	0.35
6	0.75	0.75	0.5	0.5	0.27	0.27
7	0.7	0.7	0.42	0.42	0.22	0.22
8	0.6	0.6	0.35	0.35	0.18	0.18
9	0.52	0.52	0.3	0.3	0	0.15
10	0.45	0.45	0.26	0.26	0	0.13
11	0.41	0.41	0	0	0	0
12	0.37	0.37	0	0.21	0	0
13	0	0.34	0	0	0	0
14	0.31	0	0	0	0	0
15	0.28	0	0	0	0	0
> 14	0	0	0	0	0	0
* V = Vertical distance of the hands from the floor (in cm.)

Table 2: Values of CM for the use in the 1991 NIOSH equation for determining RWL

Coupling	V < 75	V ³ 75
Good	1.00	1.00
Fair	0.95	0.95
Poor	0.90	0.90