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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 75408 |
| CIS number |
00-1468 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1999 |
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| Author(s) |
Pan C.S., Gardner L.I., Landsittel D.P., Hendricks S.A., Chiou S.S., Punnett L. |
| Title |
Ergonomic exposure assessment: An application of the PATH systematic observation method to retail workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr.-June 1999, Vol.5, No.2, p.79-87. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
Biomechanical stressor variables in relation to job title, sex and back-belt status in 134 retail store workers were examined. A modification of the PATH (Postures, Activities, Tools, and Handling) systematic measurement method was employed. Analysis indicated that the frequencies of bent or twisted postures followed the pattern of unloaders > stockers > department managers. For weight handled per lift, lower, or carry, the pattern was unloaders > department managers > stockers. The mean lifting frequencies per hour were 35.9 for department managers, 48.8 for stockers and 137.4 for unloaders. Back-belt-wearing percentages were higher for unloaders (63%) compared with stockers (48%) and department managers (25%). Back-belt-wearing workers had higher levels of stressor variables, including arm position, twisting, weight handled and number of lifts per hour. The method is applicable in studies that require crude distinctions among stressor variables but which may be sufficient when implementing intervention studies and control strategies for many material-handling-intensive jobs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
materials handling; ergonomic evaluation; retail trade; work posture |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
rotation (movement); bending posture; back belts; manual handling; manual lifting |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Work posture
Retail industry
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