The Boeing Company

John R Amell

David R Smith

Karl J Schaefer

Richard Jay Gardner

David Curtis Smith

Chuck Eggleston

Andrea K Pidduck

Amy May

Peter J Gaul

A system and method of planning an operational task of a workplace collects data related to at least one task. An ergonomic risk score of each task is generated. A determination is made if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to a user to proceed with the plan if the ergonomic risk score is acceptable. An option is provided to the user to redesign at least a portion of the plan.

Method for managing ergonomic risk exposure in manufacturing

A pneumatic monopod hoist that functions as a personal lifting aid. The hoist is light in weight to allow for hand transport and is sized to be used in constrained areas, such as within an aircraft fuselage. The hoist has operating controls located directly upon the housing and may be positioned at varying angles relative to a support surface, such as a floor, to provide optimum load support. The housing and the operating controls are further configured such that the housing can be held in an upright orientation with only a single hand, while the controls are activated with the same hand.

Pneumatic monopod hoist

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Kirkland, WA, United States of America

John R Amell