| Document ID (ISN) | 104215 |
| CIS number |
05-429 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-2995-3 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 337
|
| Author(s) |
Powell S., Davies A., Bunn J., Bethea D.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
The effects of thermal environments on the risks associated with manual handling |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2005. x, 105p. Illus. 99 ref. Price: GBP 25.00. Downloadable version free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr337.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
Manual handling injuries are a major occupational health problem. The risk factors associated with manual handling in hot and cold environments were identified as a gap in knowledge under the HSE's priority programme for musculoskeletal disorders (MDS's). At present, the manual handling guidance does not offer specific guidance regarding manual handling in non-neutral thermal environments other than to say that extremes of temperature and humidity should be avoided. Two experiments were designed to assess the effects of non-neutral thermal environments on manual handling. For the purposes of this study, a cold environment was defined as between 0-10°C (44-60% relative humidity) and a hot environment as between 29-39°C (25-72% relative humidity). The results and implications of this experimental work are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; musculoskeletal diseases; hot workplaces; risk factors; cold workplaces; manual handling |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
public OSH institutions; report; extreme temperatures; research; measurement of work and effort; strain injuries |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
Materials handling and storage
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heat and cold
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
|
