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Grocery industry grapples with back injuries / by Darcy Lewis

Sumario: The grocery industry is typical of many industries in another way, too: back traumas are the most common and expensive injuries suffered by its workers. What sets grocery chains apart, however, is the bottom line. This fiercely competitive industry considers a 1-percent profit margin healthy. Some companies use them as an incentive to establish aggressive back-injury prevention programs. Less-enlightened companies, however, use the bottom line as an excuse to justify the problem of back injuries, not eliminate it

En: Safety & health. - Itasca. - Vol. 154, nº 2, August 1996 ; p. 56-59

1. Ergonomía . 2. Condiciones de trabajo . 3. Columna vertebral . 4. Carga de materiales . 5. Industria alimentaria . 6. Almacenes . I. Título. II. Título: Safety & health.