A method for evaluating the biomechanical stresses resulting from manual materials handling jobs
1977; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 38; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/0002889778507678
ISSN2163-369X
AutoresDon B. Chaffin, Gary D. Herrin, W. Monroe Keyserling, Arun Garg,
Tópico(s)Quality and Safety in Healthcare
ResumoManual materials handling tasks are inherent to many different jobs in industry today. The performance of such tasks exposes the worker to a variety of biomechanical hazards. This paper proposes a formalized algorithm for evaluating such hazards, and demonstrates the use of the algorithm in four different jobs. Medical data from these jobs are presented which serve to confirm the types of biomechanical stresses quantified by the biomechanical evaluations.
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