On October 6, 2012, I met with the employees of Rocky Mountain Motorsports to perform the proposed research. Upon starting the research, I provided employees with an overview of what I was doing and the reason for the research. On this particular day, four employees were working. There was one employee working the sales counter and three were power sports repair professionals. The power sports repair professionals are the employees on which I based the ergonomics assessment.
Both motorcycle racks were being utilized during the time I performed the evaluation. One of the employees was being trained in power sports repair during this time. He was teamed up with another repair professional. I observed all three repair professionals while they performed repairs and services to motorcycles throughout the day. The postures identified were added to the same BRIEF and then
converted to one BEST score to place ergonomic risk to the profession of power sports repair. The NIOSH lifting equation and guide to non-powered hand tools are separate from the Humantech BRIEF and BEST surveys.