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The effectiveness of the backroom conversion process on reducing back injuries related to manual material handling [PDF]

, 2000
Plan BABC Company is a retailer operating retail stores throughout the United States. In any given week, a 100,000 square foot store will receive 2-3 trailers of freight 3-4 nights per week. Each trailer can hold 200-400 pieces of freight.
Mullins, Monica
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Effects of Lifting Method, Safety Shoe Type, and Lifting Frequency on Maximum Acceptable Weight of Lift, Physiological Responses, and Safety Shoes Discomfort Rating [PDF]

, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the physical effects of precision lifting tasks on the maximal acceptable weight of a lift (i.e., psychophysiological lifting capacity where the workers adjust the lifting weight in order to work without any fatigue or ...
Fares F. Alferdaws, Mohamed Z. Ramadan
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A Smart, Textile-Driven, Soft Exosuit for Spinal Assistance

Sensors, 2023
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are often caused by repetitive lifting, making them a significant concern in occupational health. Although wearable assist devices have become the norm for mitigating the risk of back pain, most spinal ...
Kefan Zhu, Phuoc Thien Phan, Bibhu Sharma, James Davies, Mai Thanh Thai, Trung Thien Hoang, Chi Cong Nguyen, Adrienne Ji, Emanuele Nicotra, Hung Manh La, Tat Thang Vo-Doan, Hoang-Phuong Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +13 more
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Association between acromial morphology, scapular control, ultrasonographic impingement and non‐surgical treatment outcome in patients with isolated subacromial pain syndrome

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate whether acromial morphology, scapular control, and ultrasonographic impingement were associated with treatment outcome from three months of non‐surgical treatment in patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS).
Adam Witten, Kristian Thorborg, Per Hölmich, Mikkel Bek Clausen, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of lifting technique on perceptual and cardiovascular responses to submaximal repetitive lifting [PDF]

, 1994
Oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate, ventilation and central rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in repetitive lifting while executing squat and stoop techniques were investigated in ten male forestry workers.
Hallén, J, Hagen, KB, Harms-Ringdahl, K
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Occupational exposures and sick leave during pregnancy: results from a Danish cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2015
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate associations between work postures, lifting at work, shift work, work hours, and job strain and the risk of sick leave during pregnancy from 10–29 completed pregnancy weeks in a large cohort of Danish pregnant ...
Mette Lausten Hansen, Ane Marie Thulstrup, Mette Juhl, Jette Kolding Kristensen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Single‐Sex STEM Programs Have Merit? If So, for Whom, on What Measures?

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Single‐sex STEM programs—defined here as voluntary, gender‐segregated extracurricular or supplemental activities (e.g., summer camps, workshops, robotics clubs, internships, or citizen science initiatives)—have experienced heightened popularity and scrutiny amid efforts to increase diversity in STEM fields.
Chen Chen, Tomihiro Ono, Gerhard Sonnert, Susan Sunbury, Philip Sadler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between occupational lifting and day-to-day change in low-back pain intensity based on company records and text messages

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association between occupational lifting and day-to-day change in low-back pain (LBP) intensity. METHODS: Each day for three consecutive weeks, 95 full-time workers from 51 Danish supermarkets with frequent ...
Lars L Andersen, Nils Fallentin, Jeppe Zielinski Nguyen Ajslev, Markus D Jakobsen, Emil Sundstrup   +4 more
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY DURING THE OPERATION OF LIFTING STRUCTURES

Modern Technologies and Scientific and Technological Progress
The paper considers some aspects of safety in the operation of lifting cranes as the most common machines and mechanisms of all lifting ...
Ekaterina Kobak, Anzhela Krasnova
openaire   +1 more source

Do Product Market Reforms Work? Assessing Regulatory Changes Impacting Competition

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We create a new dataset that characterizes studies of product market reforms implemented from 1932 to 2011. We examine the size and origins of differences in estimated impacts based on an OECD classification scheme for potentially competitive restrictions of regulation. The median impact from switching to a pro‐competitive environment is a 19%
Sean F. Ennis, Selvin Thanacoody
wiley   +1 more source