Problems and solutions in manual materials handling: the state of the art

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• Personal Author:
  Ayoub MM
• Description:
  Aspects of manual materials handling (MMH) were reviewed. The prevalence of back injuries due to MMH and the economic impact of such injuries was examined. The design of an efficient MMH system was described. The author recommends that the system take into account four components: the worker, the task, the tools and equipment, and the environment. A safe handling system involves designing MMH tasks which are within the capacities of the workers performing them. Methods for the design of such systems were presented. Three design approaches, biomechanical, physiological, and psychological, were described and models of each were evaluated. The advantages and limitations of each approach were discussed, and different weight recommendations were determined using the different approaches. The use of a comprehensive model to determine lifting limits which incorporates all three design approaches was described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Biomechanics Back-injuries Biomechanics Injury-prevention Lifting Limits Manual-lifting Manual-materials-handling Occupational-accidents Physiology Psychophysics
• ISSN:
  0014-0139
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00209283
• Citation:
  Ergonomics 1992 Jul; 35(7-8):713-728
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Performing Organization:
  Texas Tech University, P O Box 4130, Lubbock, Tx 79409
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19880101
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics
• End Date:
  19950831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4ef47a54061dccda50885cd3a7b265261bbf57ac67f2616faa7c28b1ff75d0ec7efde951e0ddd4226173efb6a82510d259de1d0b25154cf899ed9a61947b573
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205403/cdc_205403_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB ]