title: Effects of carrying handles, postures, materials and distances on carrying capability.
abstract: This study recruited 14 industrial workers to examine the effects of carrying handles, postures, materials and distances on maximum acceptable weights of carrying (MAWC), and resulting heart rate and body rating of perceived exertion (RPE) for a 20 min intensive carrying task. This study showed that MAWC of carrying with bar handles, carrying with hands-and-body posture, solid materials and 4 m distance were significantly higher than that of carrying with groove handles, carrying with hands posture, liquid materials and 8 m distance, respectively. The resulting heart rates while carrying MAWCs of groove handles, hands-and-body carrying posture, solid materials and 4 m distance were lower than the resulting heart rates while carrying MAWCs of bar handles, hands carrying posture, liquid materials and 8 m distance, respectively. Most pair levels of independent variables resulted in similar body's RPEs except for the pair levels of carrying distance.
authors.affiliation: a Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Hsien
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: a Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017770:Lifting; D008297:Male; D016272:Occupational Health; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D011187:Posture
keywords: capability; carriage; liquid; manual materials handling; solid