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Document ID (ISN)68660
CIS number 97-688
Year 1996
Convention or series no. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.96-109
Author(s) McGlothlin J.D.
Title Ergonomic interventions for the soft drink beverage delivery industry
Bibliographic information U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, July 1996. ix, 83p. Illus. 90 ref.
Abstract Ergonomic evaluation of the work of nine driver-salesworkers at a soft drinks delivery plant showed that these workers were at risk of suffering a work-related musculoskeletal injury. Most lifting tasks exceeded the recommended weight limit and heart rate measurements were high. The introduction of ergonomic interventions and improved work practices resulted in reductions in biomechanical stress on the back and shoulders, decreased heart rates, and reduced reports of worker fatigue. Recommendations for engineering controls, beverage packages, work practices and work organization are put forward.
Descriptors (primary) manual lifting; deliverymen; ergonomics; musculoskeletal diseases
Descriptors (secondary) USA; reach distance; pulse rate; design of equipment; work design; ergonomic evaluation; maximum acceptable weight of lift; comfort assessment
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Transport and communications
Broad subject area(s) Physiology, ergonomics
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Road transportation
Ergonomics