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ID (ISN) del documento107820
Número CIS 08-351
Año 2004
Número de serie OSHA 3192-05N 2004
Título Ergonomics for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders - Guidelines for retail grocery stores
Información bibliográfica Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210, USA, 2004. 28p. Illus. 19 ref.
Acceso Internet http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3192.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen These OSHA's ergonomic guidelines for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in supermarkets provide practical recommendations to help employers and employees reduce the number and severity of injuries in their workplaces. Many of the work-related injuries and illnesses experienced by grocery store workers are MSDs, including injuries and sprains that may develop from various factors, including lifting, repetitive motion or overexertion. The heart of these guidelines is the description of various solutions that have been implemented by grocery stores. Contents: description of the ergonomic process; providing management support; involving employees; providing training; implementing solutions; storewide ergonomic solutions; specific ergonomic solutions for front end (checkout, bagging and carry out), stocking, bakery, meat and deli, and fresh produce.
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; supermercados; organización de la prevención en la empresa; ergonomía; factores de riesgo; enfermedades del aparato locomotor
Descriptores (secundarios) instituciones publicas de prevencion; levantamiento manual; guías de seguridad; manipulación manual; lesiones consecutivas a esfuerzos repetitivos; postura en el trabajo
Tipo de documento F - Notas informativas, directrices prácticas, normas
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Ergonomia, organización del trabajo
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
Broad subject area(s) Fisiología, ergonomía
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Retail industry
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system