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Biomechanical Analysis on Dynamic Back Loading Related with Low Back Disorders with Toggle Tasks in Leather Industry Low back  

Kim, Kyoo Sang (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
Hong, Chang-Woo (Rural Living Divsion, Rural Development Administration)
Lee, Dong Kyung (Occupational Safety Training Institute, KOSHA)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.18, no.3, 2008 , pp. 239-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
Low back disorders (LBDs) have been the most common musculoskeletal problem in Korean workplaces. It affects many workers, and is associated with high costs to many companies as well as the individual, which can negatively influence even the quality of life of workers. The _evaluation of low back disorder risk associated with manual materials handling tasks can be performed using variety of ergonomic assessment tools such as National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Revised Lifting Equation (NLE), the Washington Administrative Code 296-62-0517 (WAC), the Snook Tables etc. But most of these tools provide limited information for choosing the most appropriate assessment method for a particular job and in finding out advantage and disadvantage of the methods, and few have been assessed for their predictive ability. The focus of this study was to _evaluate spinal loads in real time with lifting and pulling heavy cow leathers in variety of postures. Data for estimating mean trunk motions were collected as employees did their work at the job site, using the Lumbar Motion Monitor. Eight employees (2 males, 6 females) were selected in this study, in which the load weight and the vertical start and destination heights of the activity remained constant throughout the task. Variance components (three dimensional spaces) of mean trunk kinematic measures were estimated in a hierarchical design. They were used to compute velocity and acceleration of multiple employees performing the same task and to repetitive movements within a task. Therefore, a results of this study could be used as a quantitative, objective measure to design the workplace so that the risk of occupationally related low back disorder should be minimized.
Keywords
Low back disorders; Manual materials handling tasks; Ergonomic assessment tools; Lumbar Motion Monitor; Trunk kinematic measures;
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