Maximum acceptable frequency of lift for combined manual material handling task in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extensive studies have been carried out over the years to determine the maximum acceptable weight that a worker is capable of lifting in a given situation among Occidental populations across Europe and US. Nonetheless, studies that place emphasis on using lifting frequency as the quantifying task parameter, especially in developing countries such as Malaysia, appear to be in scarcity. Hence, this study determined the maximum acceptable frequency of lift (MAFL) for combined manual material handling (MMH) tasks amongst Malaysian males.

Method

Two lifting loads were considered in this study: 1 kg and 5 kg. Each subject adjusted his frequency of lifting using a psychophysical approach. The subjects were instructed to perform combined MMH task as fast as they could ove

SUBMITTER: Widia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541240 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature