National Survey on Working Children

Examples of Activities According to Workload* Light Moderate Heavy Walking at a rate of 2 - 3 miles per hour Sewing with machine Scrubbing floors Cleaning windows Ironing Typing (mechanical or Electrical) Light machine work (engineering) Draughtsmen Light assembly line Filing with large file Light work in laying stones or Bricks Walking at a rate of >3 - 4mph Shovelling Hewing with pick Forging Tending the heating furnaces * Taken from Physiology in Industry by Lucien Brouha Back to Index