Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder among the Manual Material Handling Workers of Central Market Area Kolkata, India
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Manual material handling assessment among workers of Iranian casting workshops.
Manual material handling (MMH) tasks can be found in most workplaces and they may constitute a risk factor for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of WMSDs and to compare MMH loads with the acceptable weight and force limits among Iranian casting workers. Data were collected from 50 workers of casting workshops who performed MMH t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2347-3215
DOI: 10.20546/ijcrar.2016.403.002