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We simulated 157,500 jobs consisting of two tasks each and, using different combinations of Frequency Independent Lifting Index, lifting frequency and duration of lifting. Biomechanical stresses were estimated using the CULI, time-weighted average (TWA), and peak exposure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median difference between FM\n                      <jats:sub>E<\/jats:sub>\n                      and FM\n                      <jats:sub>P<\/jats:sub>\n                      was \u00b11% (range: 0%\u201315%). Compared to CULI, TWA underestimated risk of low-back pain (LBP) for 18% to 30% of jobs, and peak exposure for an assumed 8-hr work shift overestimated risk of LBP for 20% to 25% of jobs. Peak task exposure showed 90% agreement with CULI but ignored one of two tasks.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CULI partially addressed the underestimation of physical exposure using the TWA approach and overestimation of exposure using the peak-exposure approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Application:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proposed FM and CULI may provide more accurate physical exposure estimates, and therefore estimated risk of LBP, for workers with job rotation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0018720815627405","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,19]],"date-time":"2016-02-19T23:04:23Z","timestamp":1455923063000},"page":"683-694","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["The Cumulative Lifting Index (CULI) for the Revised NIOSH Lifting                     Equation"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"58","author":[{"given":"Arun","family":"Garg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jay M.","family":"Kapellusch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0018720815627405","volume-title":"Threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents in the work environment","author":"American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists","year":"2002"},{"key":"bibr2-0018720815627405","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Boda S., Garg A., Campbell-Kyureghyan N. 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