Ergonomic Engineering Solutions for Airport Baggage Handling: Evaluating Equipment, Processes to Reduce Strain, Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Lu M-L ; Zavitz B
• Description:
  Baggage handling is a physical task in which employees manually handle baggage during several phases, from customer drop-off to loading an aircraft. Conveyors, tuggers and belt loaders transport baggage between locations, such as check-in counter to bag room and bag room to aircraft. Once at a location, employees must manually move baggage on and off the next piece of equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Engineering Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Airport Personnel Manual Lifting MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Transportation Workers
• ISSN:
  2471-9579
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066951
• Citation:
  ISE Mag 2022 Mar; 54(3):1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  ISE Magazine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8485444fdbec54d7e5f882d198e10a24b06376a500b33b4593922a5effe02448c23e3f91f640f9f0c6d279df6f867cc20f4438b1da268948abac6739265b8390
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230925/cdc_230925_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.96 MB ]