| Document ID (ISN) | 67840 |
| CIS number |
96-2317 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0169-8141 - International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Braam I.T.J., van Dormolen M., Frings-Dresen M.H.W. |
| Title |
The work load of warehouse workers in three different working systems |
| Bibliographic information |
1996, Vol.17, p.469-480. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to compare three working systems (highly mechanized (HM), moderately mechanized (MM), and slightly mechanized (SM)), concerning the time spent on tasks, activities during the working day, postures that occurred, physiological work load, perceived exertion and recovery from work. In the SM system more time was spent with the trunk flexed more than 75° than with the other two systems. This posture was very common during the lifting of objects, and lifting was done more often in this system than in the others. In the MM system the warehouse workers had the highest estimated oxygen uptake and reported the highest perceived exertion at the end of the working day. The workers in the HM system had a shorter working day and had less problems with recovery from work than the workers of the other two systems. Poor working postures like rotation and lateroflexion were commonly found in the HM working system. In conclusion, the HM system was considered most favourable when it concerned work load and recovery from work. The appliances used in the HM system, and especially the electric car, need to be designed according to ergonomic guidelines to avoid poor working postures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mechanization; physical workload; recovery after effort; warehouses; work posture |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomics |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Storage and warehousing
Fatigue
Work posture
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