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This book provides an overview of the concepts and principles of Ergonomics and the application of Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation in a multi-task analysis.Ergonomics is the application of scientific principles,methods and data drawn from a variety of disciplines for the development of engineering systems.Every year a huge number of workers suffer serious injuries and illness caused by overexertion, repetition and other types of physical stress.A large proportion of the accidents occurs in industry involve the manual handling of goods.MMH means the moving or handling things by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, holding, or restraining. In 1981, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recognized the need for increased attention in work-related back injuries. A final lifting equation was published as the revised NIOSH Equation of manual lifting tasks. The revised NIOSH equation is primarily concerned with the application of ergonomic measurements and equations for the protection of workers employed in a wide range of lifting tasks.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Multi-task Manual Lifting Analysis by Revised NIOSH Equation
• Author: Sonia Sultana
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104
• EAN: 9783639316773
• ISBN: 3639316770
• ID: 06838530
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Weight: 163 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. December 2010

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