Lifting-task bar

The lifting-task bar manages the tasks analyzed in Ergoniza Intelligent Lifting mode.

Each task is defined by specific conditions such as origin, destination, handled load, frequency, coupling, and lifting geometry. Temporal organization is configured separately under the general settings.

The bar creates, selects, configures, and reviews one or more lifting tasks and provides access to the temporal organization for the analysis as a whole. It supports both single-task and multitask lifting analyses.

No.	Control or area	Function
1	General lifting settings	Opens the global settings for the lifting assessment.
2	Add task	Adds a lifting task to a multitask analysis.
3	Delete task	Deletes an existing lifting task.
4	Task selector	Selects the active task whose data will be entered or reviewed.
5	Active-task information	Displays the active task, its name, and whether the origin or destination is being viewed.
6	Task settings	Opens settings specific to the selected task.
7	Origin	Displays and defines the lifting origin posture.
8	Dest.	Displays and defines the lifting destination posture.
9	Preset postures	Expands the preset-posture panel for applying a posture to the model.

Purpose of the bar

A lifting assessment requires one or more tasks, not only a model posture. Each task can have an origin, a destination, and task-specific parameters. The periods during which the tasks occur and the recovery between them are defined separately in the general settings.

The bar lets you:

create lifting tasks;
select the active task;
configure general analysis parameters;
configure each task’s specific parameters;
switch between origin and destination postures;
apply preset postures;
prepare the data required for lifting results.

Single-task and multitask lifting

A single-task analysis assesses one lifting or handling condition.

A multitask analysis assesses several lifting tasks within one activity, required when the worker lifts under different heights, distances, positions, loads, or other conditions.

Each task has its own parameters but contributes to the same overall analysis.

General lifting settings

Button 1 opens General lifting settings for parameters applying to the complete assessment:

temporal organization;
lifting-period durations;
number of periods and recovery between them;
temporal summary and resulting assessment blocks;
load constant;
anthropometric adjustment.

See General lifting settings.

Add a task

Button 2 adds a task. Add one whenever lifting conditions differ, such as:

origin or destination;
horizontal distance;
handling height;
load;
frequency;
asymmetry;
coupling quality.

The task appears in the selector and can be configured independently.

Delete a task

Button 3 deletes an existing task and its associated data. Before deleting, verify the active task in selector 4.

Removing a task can change the overall multitask result.

Task selector

Control 4 selects the active task—the task whose data are being entered, displayed, or changed.

Changing it loads the selected task’s parameters and postures. This is essential in multitask analyses so that task data are not mixed.

Active-task information

Area 5 normally displays:

active-task number;
total number of tasks;
task name;
whether the origin or destination is displayed.

Check this information before changing a posture or parameter.

Task settings

Button 6 opens Task settings for the selected task.

They define load, frequency, coupling, significant control at the destination, and other task-specific parameters. See Lifting-task settings.

Lift origin

Origin, identified by number 7, displays and defines the initial posture of the body and load.

Correctly define:

model posture;
hand position;
load location;
initial height;
horizontal distance;
asymmetry;
task-specific conditions.

The origin posture can be adjusted manually.

Lift destination

Dest., identified by number 8, displays and defines the final body and load posture.

Define model posture, load position, and relevant geometric conditions. Comparing origin and destination describes vertical travel, posture change, and other essential lifting characteristics.

Difference between origin and destination

The origin is the initial lifting situation; the destination is the final one.

When significant control at the destination is required, the task result considers both endpoints and is determined by the less favorable one. A low origin can be more demanding at the start, while controlled placement at a high destination can be more demanding at the end.

Without significant destination control, the task result is determined from the origin. Destination data and posture remain necessary to describe and review the movement but do not determine the task index.

Define both postures accurately and verify the significant-control setting.

Preset postures

Control 9 expands the preset-posture panel.

Presets quickly apply body configurations to the model while defining the origin or destination. They do not replace manual review. Adjust the posture as necessary using Manual manipulation of the model posture.

Relationship with lifting results

After temporal organization, tasks, origin and destination postures, and task-specific parameters have been defined, the system calculates lifting results.

See Load lifting for individual and combined task results, temporal assessment blocks, and the determining block or blocks.

Recommended procedure

Select Lifting mode.
Define temporal organization and common parameters under General settings.
Add the required tasks.
Select a task.
Define its origin posture.
Define its destination posture.
Enter its task-specific settings.
Repeat for each multitask task.
Verify the active task and endpoint before interpreting results.
Review the lifting results.

Precautions

Verify that the correct task is being configured.
Do not confuse origin and destination.
Check that postures represent the real task.
Review every task’s specific parameters.
In multitask analyses, ensure that every task is configured.
After deleting a task, review the overall analysis.
Manually adjust preset postures when necessary.

Relationship with the Technical foundations

For methodological details, see:

These sections explain single-task and multitask lifting, task definition, general parameters, origin and destination characterization, and the main lifting results.