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Common Household/Work Items — Load Handling by NOC Strength Category

This resource illustrates what limited, light, medium, and heavy strength requirements are, based on weights of common household and work items. Understanding how heavy a load an injured worker can handle during their work activities is often important when creating a return-to-work plan.

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Publication Date: Dec 9, 2022 File type: PDF (564 KB) Asset type: Guide