A Review on Mechanical & Physical Hazards at Domestic Kitchen
Kitchen is one of the most important aspects in our life. We wait eagerly for the delicious foodstuffs of our kitch enette. However, many simple but repetitive kitchen activities can be a threat to our health. Such as peeling potatoes, chopping, and picking up heavy pots and kettles, overstretchi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
2012-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health |
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| Online Access: | https://ijoshnepal.com/file/115/download |
| Summary: | Kitchen is one of the most important aspects in our life. We wait eagerly for the delicious foodstuffs of our kitch
enette. However, many simple but repetitive kitchen activities can be a threat to our health. Such as peeling potatoes,
chopping, and picking up heavy pots and kettles, overstretching to reach to utensils or ingredients etc. can cause or ag
gravate pain & discomfort in hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder and neck (Physical hazards). Musculoskeletal problems are
not only the one, but various accidents also happen in domestic kitchen (Mechanical Hazards). Traumatic and repetitive
injuries related to kitchen tasks include lacerations, cut, slips & falls, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, thermal strains,
burn etc. Those menaces generally occur due to poor ergonomics, as poor work practices, poor quality equipment and
poorly maintained equipment |
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| ISSN: | 2091-0878 2091-0878 |