Identification and analysis of manual materials handling tasks within a commercial warehouse in South Africa
Lifting and overstraining are major causative factors related to musculoskeletal injuries and low back pain. A great number of work-related injuries arise from the handling and/or mishandling of materials. Hence there is a need to quantify risk factors in situ and develop guidelines for safe lifting...
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Rhodes University
1989
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015722 |