Maximum acceptable lifting frequency of novice and worker for manual material handling task

• Main Authors: Widia, Mirta, Siti Zawiah, M. D., Nukman, Yusoff
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27131/1/23.%20Maximum%20acceptable%20lifting%20frequency%20of%20novice%20and%20worker.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27131/2/23.1%20Maximum%20acceptable%20lifting%20frequency%20of%20novice%20and%20worker.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/27131/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

A study on maximum acceptable lifting frequency during manual material handling task was conducted on 15 novices and 15 workers. A laboratory experiment with two lifting loads are considered in this study: (1) 1 kg and (2) 5 kg. Each subject adjusts his frequency of lifting using a psychophysical ap...