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KIM Push and Pull Calculator

Workplace/sub-activity (not required)
Duration of the working day (not required)
Duration of the sub-activity (not required)
Evaluator (not required)
Date (not required)
Distance
Up to 40 m Up to 200 m Up to 400 m Up to 800 m Up to 1200 m Up to 1800 m Up to 2500 m Up to 4200 m Up to 6300 m Up to 8400 m Up to 11000 m Up to 15000 m Up to 20000 m
Duration
Up to 1 min Up to 5 min Up to 10 min Up to 20 min Up to 30 min Up to 45 min Up to 60 min Up to 100 min Up to 150 min Up to 210 min Up to 270 min Up to 360 min Up to 480 min
Load weight to be moved (including transport device)
Up to 50 kg > 50 to 100 kg > 100 to 200 kg > 200 to 300 kg > 300 to 400 kg > 400 to 600 kg > 600 to 800 kg > 800 to 1000 kg > 1000 to 1300 kg > 1300 kg
Select type of transport device
Driveway conditions
Driveway completely level, smooth, solid, dry, without inclinations Driveway mostly smooth and level, with small damaged spots/faults, without inclinations Mixture of cobbles, concrete, asphalt, slight inclinations (up to 2° or 4%), dropped kerb Mixture of roughly cobbled, hard sand, slight inclinations (up to 2° or 4%), small edges/sills Earth or roughly cobbled driveway, potholes, heavy soiling, slight inclinations (up to 2° or 4%), landings, sills
Additional points if inclination > 2° or > 4% or when using stair climbing carts
Inclinations of 2 up to 4° (4 up to 8%) Inclinations of 5 up to 10° (9 up to 18%) Stair climbing carts, inclinations > 10° (> 18 %) Not applicable
Unfavorable working conditions
Regularly significantly increased starting forces, because transport devices sink into the ground or get wedged Not applicable
Frequent stops with braking Frequent stops without braking Not applicable
Many changes of direction or curves, frequent manoeuvring Not applicable
Load must be positioned precisely and stopped, driveway must be adhered to precisely Not applicable
Increased movement speed (approx. 1.0 up to 1.3 m/s) Not applicable
Unfavorable properties of the transport device
No suitable handles or construction parts for applying force Not applicable
No brake when driving on inclinations > 2° (> 3%) Not applicable
Unadjusted castors (e.g. too small on soft or uneven floor) Not applicable
Defective castors (worn-out, rubbing, stiff, air pressure too low) Not applicable
Select body posture / body movement
Work organization
Good: frequent variation of the physical workload with other activities Restricted: rare variation of the physical workload with other activities Unfavorable: no/hardly any variation of the physical workload with other activities

Risk score:

M	F
M per two	F per two

< 20 points	Physical overload is unlikely No measures necessary
20 - 50 points	Physical overload is possible for less resilient persons Measures may be helpful
50 - 100 points	Physical overload is also possible for normally resilient persons Measures needed
> 100 points	Physical overload is likely Measures necessary

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Limitations of this calculator:
Interpolating and weighted averages of multiple weights and means of transport is not possible with the calculator. Fill in the KIM form manually if you want to interpolate and use weighted averages.

Source:
 - BAuA (Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Germany)
 - KIM Push and Pull - Form and short instructions
 - KIM Push and Pull - Manual (German)

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