Mechanic

Climbing

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Stooping/

Bending

Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles

Kneeling

Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Hand-arm Manipulation/Reaching

Manual control or manipulation of objects through hand and/or arm movements, which may or may not require continuous visual control

Standing

Particularly for sustained periods of time

Walking

Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Pushing

Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling

Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting

Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Repetitive Motions

Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Finger Manipulation

Making careful finger movements in various types of activities; picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling; usually hand and arm are not involved to any great extent.

Balancing

Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Crouching

Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Eye-hand/

Foot Coordination

The coordination of hand and/or foot movements where the movement must be coordinated with what is seen.

Grasping

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling

Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly

Hearing

Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication

Near-visual Differentiation

Seeing things within arms reach

Far-visual Differentiation

Seeing differences in the details of objects, events or features beyond arm's reach.

Depth Perception

Judging the distance from observer to objects, or distances between objects in space

Color Perception

Differentiating or identifying objects materials, or details thereof on the basis of color.

Sound Pattern Recognition

Recognizing different patterns, or sequences of sounds.

Sound Differentiation

Recognizing differences in sounds in terms of their loudness, pitch, and/or tone quality.

Environmental Condition

Definition

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions

Protection from weather conditions and at times, no effective protection from weather conditions.

The worker is subject to extreme cold

Temperature below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

The worker is subject to extreme heat

Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

The worker is subject to noise

There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

The worker is subject to hazards

Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions

One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation.

The worker is subject to oils

There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.