Category |
Example Activities |
| Resting |
- Sitting quietly
- Sitting with moderate air movement
|
| Light |
- Sitting with moderate arm and leg movements
- Standing with light work at machine or bench while using mostly
arms
- Standing with light to moderate work at a machine or bench including
some walking
- Using a table saw
|
| Moderate |
- Walking about with moderate lifting and pushing.
- Walking on level at 4 mph (6 km/hr) while carrying 5lbs. (3
kg) weight load.
- Scrubbing in a standing position.
|
| Heavy |
- Carpenter sawing by hand.
- Heavy assembly work on a non-continuous basis.
- Intermittent heavy lifting with pushing or pulling (e.g. pick
and shovel work)
|
| Very Heavy |
|