A practical approach to the assesment of manual handling equipment for cargo: multinational abrasives in Brazil.
The Manual Handling of Loads is an activity present in virtually all production system, when developed without ergonomic principles of design and sizing can generate several instances of discomfort and musculoskeletal disorders. This work was carried out to measure, set limits and risks and guide specifications for the cargo handling carts in a specific company, tracing the anthropometric profile of the productive population and performing a quantitative evaluation of forces and design models of cars used in the company.
Postgraduate Program in Ergonomics, Senac, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. joaob_fisio@hotmail.com
João
J
Barbosa Neto
Eduardo Aparecido
EA
Centeio
Fernando
F
de Sampaio Siqueira
Rosimeire Simprini
RS
Padula
D001336:Automobiles; D001827:Body Height; D001938:Brazil; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*