Manual handling risks and controls in a soft drinks distribution centre

Kinematic and electromyographic assessment of manual handling on a supermarket green- grocery shelf

“…By contrast, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) protocol [28], which has been widely adopted because it provides a quantitative biomechanical assessment of risk [13,20,23,25,30], cannot always be applied owing to its lifting task limitations and restrictions. Indeed, it has been found that half of the jobs have a recommended weight limit (RWL) of zero, which is attributed to the fact that the parameters measured exceeded the bounds of the RNLE [18].…”

A Comparison of Three Observational Techniques for Assessing Postural Loads in Industry

“…Since the time of publication of these techniques, research showed their usefulness for postural assessments of jobs in several occupational settings, including construction [22], agriculture [23,24], a hammering task [25], nursing [26,27], supermarket workers [11,28], poultry industry [29], ship maintenance [30], a soft drinks distribution center [31], a metalworking firm [32], truck drivers [33], a carpet mending operation [34], etc.…”

Low Back Pain Among Residential Carpenters: Ergonomic Evaluation Using OWAS and 2D Compression Estimation

“…Since that time OWAS has been used in several industries including construction [23,29,30], commercial egg production [31], emergency medical response [32], nursing [33], and soft drink handling and distribution [34] as well as other types of work. However, OWAS has not been used in the evaluation of tasks in residential framing carpentry and this research will provide important information for future prevention studies for these workers.…”