Reducing the Risk From Manual Handling of Loads in Agriculture: Proposal and Assessment of Easily Achievable Preventive Measures

The link between musculoskeletal disorders (especially those affecting the bones, nerves, joints, muscles, tendons and blood vessels) and manual handling of loads, is nowadays worldwide recognized. The related disease mainly concerns the alteration of the lumbar spine. Agricultural activities often...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Cecchini, A. Colantoni, D. Monarca, L. Longo, S. Riccioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/1279