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

• Main Authors: Widia, Mirta, Siti Zawiah, M. D., Nukman, Yusof
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: QC Physics; TH Building construction; TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25111/1/Maximum%20acceptable%20frequency%20of%20lift%20for%20combined%20manual.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25111/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216918; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216918
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

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 quanti...