Biomechanical workload during manual lifting: A case study on seaport stevedores in Colombia

Workload related to material handling is one of main biomechanical risks that cause work related musculoskeletal disorder at work. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors for biomechanical loading present at carried out tasks by port stevedores. First, we made a diagnosis using the ris...

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Main Author: Luis A. Saavedra-Robinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Industrial de Santander 2019-08-01
Series:Revista UIS Ingenierías
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Online Access:https://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistauisingenierias/article/view/9452