Evaluation and redesign of manual material handling in a vaccine production centre's warehouse.
This study was conducted in a warehouse at a vaccine production centre where improvement to existing storage and working conditions were sought through the construction of a new refrigerated store section (2-8C°). Warehousing tasks were videotaped and ergonomics analysis tools were used to assess th...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 41; pp. 2487 - 2492 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012 Supplement
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