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jddwba� CDIM Corporate Safety Program 1%;0I VIP HSP-10. Heat and Cold Stress Management ENGINEERING Rev. 0 5/21/2020 Table A-3. Examples of Work Activities Considered Light, Moderate, Heavy, and Very Heavy: Work Rate Category Example Motions Example Tasks Rest Sitting Attending a meeting (seated) Reading instructions, completing paperwork Watching a training video Light Sitting with light manual work with hands and Using small bench tools or small arms power tools Driving Inspecting and sorting produce Standing with some light arm work and Sorting light materials occasional walking Assembling small parts Casual walking (2 miles per hour) Driving vehicle on roads Lifting 10 pounds fewer than eight times per Nailing minute, or 25 pounds less than four times per minute Moderate Sustained moderate hand and arm work Picking fruits and vegetables Moderate arm and leg work (bending, squatting) Moderate arm and trunk work Painting with a brush Moderate pushing and pulling Pushing or pulling lightweight carts Walking at a moderate speed or wheelbarrows Lifting 10 pounds 10 times per minute, or 25 Off road operation of trucks, tractors pounds six times per minute or construction equipment Operating an air hammer Weeding or hoeing Heavy Intense arm and trunk work Transferring heavy materials, Carrying, shoveling, manual sawing shoveling Pushing or pulling heavy loads Sledgehammer work Walking at a fast pace (4 miles per hour) Hand mowing, digging Lifting 10 pounds 14 times per minute, or Concrete block laying 25pounds 10 times per minute Pushing or pulling loaded hand carts or wheelbarrows Very Heavy Very intense activity at fast to maximum pace Heavy shoveling or digging Jogging, running or walking faster than 4 miles Ax work per hour Climbing stairs, ramps or ladders Lifting 10 pounds more than 18 times per minute, or 25 pounds more than 13 times per minute Sources: ACGIH, 2011. Heat Stress and Strain, in TLVs and BEls, American Conference of Industrial Hygienists, Cincinnati, OH. Ramsey, J and Bishop, P. 2003. Hot and Cold Environments (Chapter 24), in The Occupational Environment, its Evaluation, Control, and Management(S.R. DiNardi, Editor), American Industrial Hygiene Association. [After McArdle, Katch and Katch (1996)].