Effects of load handling and aging on balance control

• Main Author: Tan, Sherri Xue Qi.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39642
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mishaps such as falls are a major cause of occupational injuries. Singapore has a number of 6.9 recorded fatalities and 520 recorded non-fatalities per 100,000 employees according to figures provided by LABORTA - Labour inspectorate records for occupational injuries cases. The over-loading and aging...