Adding Handles to Optimize Manual Box Handling.
The risk factors for developing musculoskeletal disorders in material handling tasks are well known. Among strategies for controlling risks, modifying boxes by adding handles is suggested. However, there are no clear recommendations regarding box modification as an approach to improve musculoskeleta...
| Publicado en: | BioMed Research International pp. 1 - 10 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
11/18/2018
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