Biomechanical and Ergonomic Stresses in Warehouse Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Garg, Arun
• Description:
  Biomechanical and ergonomic stresses to the wholesale grocery order selectors were studied in three different warehouses . Biomechanical job evaluation showed that at least one out of three male industrial workers and three out of four female industrial workers do not have sufficient strength to perform certain tasks even occasionally without overexerting themselves. Ergonomic evaluation showed that the racks were either too high or too low. The order selectors are required to lift heavy and bulky loads to a vertical height which exceeds the reach limit for most people and at a horizontal distance which is close to the functional reach limit. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Environmental Exposure Ergonomics Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workload

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• Keywords:
  Back Injuries Biomechanics Exposure Levels Hazards Humans Lifting Lifting Capacity Manual Materials Handling MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Overexertion Physical Capacity Posture Risk Factors Stress Task Performance Warehousing Work Capability Work Capacity Workers

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• Publisher:
  Human Factors Association of Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  252-255
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051152
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Attwood DA, McCann C, Sugarman RC, eds. Rexdale, Ontario, Canada: Human Factors Association of Canada, 1984 May; 1:252-255
• Contact Point Address:
  A. Garg, Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin- -Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201
• Editor(s):
  Attwood DA; McCann C; Sugarman RC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 1984 International Conference on Occupational Ergonomics, May 7-9, 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b5a4b0ecaf8fd25d067c434c4b8e650a731751c5bff02621f73b2675ca053b29de0dc8c5886018d9c1d416a2e2c78744a3dc2b5d804cc93c58f59532c57d31a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211253/cdc_211253_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.41 MB ]