Postural discomfort and perceived exertion in standardized box-holding postures
Drury, Colin G. ; Olendorf, M.R.
2001
44
15
1341-1367
ergonomic evaluation ; job analysis ; posture recording ; threshold of discomfort ; work posture
Ergonomics and work environment
English
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To help in the design or redesign of workplaces it would be helpful to know in advance the postural stress consequences of a wide range of body postures. This experiment evaluated 168 postures chosen to represent those in the Ovako Working-posture Analysing System (OWAS) using Rated perceived Exertion (RPE) and Body Part Discomfort (BPD) measures. The postures comprised all combinations of three arm postures, four back postures, seven leg postures and two forces (weights of held boxes).
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