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We hypothesized that the permitted 32-gallon linen container capacity might allow filling to weights above our calculated Recommended Weight Limit (RWL) for some lifting positions and contents. We found that 30- and 40-gallon bags filled with loose dry linen had predicted weights within estimated RWLs only for lifts close to the body. Thirty- and 40-gallon bags filled more than halfway with dry compact linen had predicted weights above estimated RWLs for all lifting positions. Thirty- and 40-gallon bags filled with wet compact linen exceeded estimated RWLs for all positions when less than one-quarter full. Bag volume and filling controls may be considered to ensure linen bags are not excessively heavy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/1048291117710783","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,25]],"date-time":"2017-05-25T08:34:49Z","timestamp":1495701289000},"page":"210-224","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["An Ergonomic Assessment of Hospital Linen Bag                     Handling"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Erin","family":"Teeple","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Work Environment,\r                University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA, USA"},{"name":"Liberty Mutual Research Institute for\r                Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jack T.","family":"Dennerlein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental Health,\r                Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA"},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Movement\r                and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouv\u00e9 College of Health Sciences, Northeastern\r                University, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dean","family":"Hashimoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental Health,\r                Harvard T.H. 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Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA"},{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,\r                USA"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery,\r                Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Brigham and Women\u2019s\r                Hospital, Boston, MA, USA"},{"name":"Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and\r                Allergy, Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA"},{"name":"Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.\r                H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1048291117710783","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Henderson R.\n                      Industry\n                            employment and output projections to 2024\n                      . 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