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Occupational lifting by nursing aides and warehouse workers

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Ljungberg, Ann-Sofie
Occupational lifting by nursing aides and warehouse workers / Ann-Sofie Ljungberg, Asa Kilbom and Göran M. Hägg
Sumario: The aim of this study was accurately to quantify lifting and carrying work as well as the physical work load in two occupations with a high frequency of back disorders. With this basis it may be possible to shed light on the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of back injuries. A further aim was to study the effects of work organization and work station design on otherwise similar work tasks. Work load was studied for both women and men performing heavy manual handling in hospitals and warehouses. In both these occupations two departmenrts were studied, Having similar external demands but considerable differences in work station design
En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 32, nº 1, January 1989 ; p. 59-78
1. Ergonomía . 2. Carga de materiales . 3. Personal sanitario . 4. Capacidad de trabajo . 5. Almacenes de carga y descarga . 6. Diseño del trabajo . 7. Enfermedades profesionales . 8. Columna vertebral . 9. Postura . 10. Ergonometría . I. Kilbom, Asa . II. Hägg, Göran M. . III. Title. IV. Título: Ergonomics.