Ergonomic assessment methodologies in manual handling of loads - opportunities in organizations
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Ergonomic assessment methodologies in manual handling of loads--opportunities in organizations.
The present study was developed based on the analysis of workplaces in the engineering industry, particularly in automotive companies. The main objectives of the study were to evaluate the activities present in the workplace concerning manual handling, using assessment methodologies NIOSH Ergonomic Equation [1] and Manual Material Handling [2], present in ISO 11228 [3-4], and to consider the po...
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عنوان ژورنال: Work
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1875-9270,1051-9815
DOI: 10.3233/wor-2012-0215-592