Manual Materials Handling

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• Personal Author:
  Dick, Robert B. ; Hudock, Stephen D. ; Lu M-L ; Putz-Anderson, Vernon ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  Manual handling is defined by the International Organization for Standardization as any activity requiring the use of human force to lift, lower, can, or otherwise move, or restrain an object, including humans and animals, Manual materials handling (MMI) excludes animate items as objects in such activities. The main risk factors associated with the development of injuries with MMH tasks are forceful exertions, awkward postures, repetitive motions, pressure points, and static postures. Many different types of jobs or occupations require MMH activities including moving household goods, warehouse handling, truck unloading, invent0t, restocking, production line loading and unloading, baggage handling, container loading and emptying, transferring material goods, and delivering packages. In summary, MMH activities, such as excessive lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying, represent a serious hazard for MSD for many workers. There are analytic tools to identify ergonomic hazards that may result in overexertion injury and prevention tools that are effective in reducing the potential for risk of work-related overexertion injury. Successful ergonomic programs require the full cooperation of management, labor organizations, government, and the workers themselves. The solution requires a team effort with a commitment to identify and eliminate hazardous material handling tasks from the workplace [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Cumulative Trauma Disorders Environmental Exposure Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Force Hazards Humans Injuries Lifting Manual Lifting Manual Materials Handling Overexertion Posture Repetitive Stress Repetitive Work Risk Factors Warehousing

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• ISBN:
  9781118928608
• Publisher:
  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  33-52
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049588
• Citation:
  Physical and biological hazards of the workplace, third edition. Stave GM, Wald PH, eds. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017 Jan; :33-52
• Editor(s):
  Stave GM; Wald PH
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Physical and biological hazards of the workplace, third edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210293/cdc_210293_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.72 MB ]