Why cumulative loading calculated using non-weighted integration may not be suitable for assessing physical stress of the lower back: an empirical investigation of strain during lifting and lowering tasks.

When work-related physical stress is assessed using non-weighted integration, it is assumed that different loading conditions have a sufficiently comparable effect on the human body as long as the area under the loading curve is the same. Growing evidence cast doubt on whether this simple calculatio...

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Published in:Ergonomics Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 134 - 147
Main Authors: Johnen, Laura, Mertens, Alexander, Nitsch, Verena, Brandl, Christopher
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2022
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