Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Manual handling in warehouses : the illution of correct working postures

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Manual handling in warehouses : the illution of correct working postures / Ilkka Kuorinka, Monique Lortie and Marie Gautreau

Sumario: Results from a study on load handling in two warehouses are presented. The loads were mainly handled with the back bent and in twisted postues. The so-called "correct lifting" method was rare. The dimensional constraints of storing systems and the influence of the environment and load characteristics on handling strategies are described. As a conclusion, it is proposed that training in lifting skills should be replaced by training in manual handling in general, and by ergonomic improvements

En: Ergonomics. - London and Washington. - Vol. 37, nº 4, April 1994 ; p. 655-661

1. Ergonomía . 2. Almacenes . 3. Carga de materiales . 4. Ejercicio físico . 5. Postura . 6. Biomecánica . 7. Prevención de accidentes . I. Lortie, Monique . II. Gautreau, Marie . III. Título. IV. Título: Ergonomics.