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It is currently unknown whether the lifting technique adapted by workers would affect the competence of the RNLE in keeping spine loads below their recommended limits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A full-body subject-specific musculoskeletal model (Anybody Modeling System, AMS) driven by a 10-camera Vicon motion capture system (Vicon Motion Systems Inc., Oxford, UK) was used to simulate different static stoop, semi-squat, and full-squat load-handling activities of ten normal-weight volunteers (mean of \u223c70\u00a0kg corresponding to the 15th percentile of adult American males) with the task-specific NIOSH RWL held in hands.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two-way repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant effect of lifting technique on both the L5-S1 compression ( p = 0.003) and shear ( p = 0.004) loads with semi-squat technique resulting in significantly larger loads than both stoop and full-squat techniques ( p &lt; 0.05). While mean of L5-S1 loads remained smaller than their recommended limits, it is much expected that they pass these limits for heavier individuals, that is, for the 50th percentile of adult American males.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Spinal loads are expected to pass their recommended limits for heavier individuals especially during semi-squat lifting as the most frequently adapted technique by workers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Application<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Caution is required for the assessment of semi-squat lifting activities by the RNLE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00187208221141652","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,26]],"date-time":"2022-11-26T09:42:50Z","timestamp":1669455770000},"page":"1387-1398","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Weight Generates Different Spine Loads in Load-Handling Activity Performed Using Stoop, Semi-squat and Full-Squat Techniques; a Full-Body Musculoskeletal Model Study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"66","author":[{"given":"Parisa","family":"Dehghan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Navid","family":"Arjmand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2017.08.009"},{"key":"bibr2-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10255840903067080"},{"key":"bibr3-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10255840802459412"},{"key":"bibr4-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ergon.2014.09.010"},{"key":"bibr5-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-006-0240-7"},{"key":"bibr6-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0018720818795038"},{"key":"bibr7-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2015.09.034"},{"key":"bibr8-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2008.10.013"},{"key":"bibr9-00187208221141652","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jbiomech.2014.04.030"},{"issue":"252","key":"bibr10-00187208221141652","first-page":"1","volume":"252","author":"Fryar C. 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