The evaluation of physical tasks in industry.
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Fatigue↗
Biomedical subjects
S H Snook
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Maximum acceptable weight of lift.
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Biomechanical Phenomena↗
Maximum frequency of lift acceptable to male industrial workers.
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Adult↗
Maximum weights and work loads acceptable to male industrial workers. A study of lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, and walking tasks.
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Analysis of Variance↗
The costs of back pain in industry.
The overall costs of back pain, including the costs of medical care, compensation for lost wages, and indirect costs, are reviewed and their magnitude emphasized.
Back Pain↗
Approaches to the control of back pain in industry: job design, job placement and education/training.
It appears possible to control back pain by reducing the probability of the initial episode, reducing the length of the disability, and reducing the change of recurrence. Progress toward these goals may be possible with a combination of job design, job placement and education/training.
Back Pain↗