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A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SAFETY AND HEALTH ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION FOR MANUAL SCRAP METAL SORTING

JASZKOWIAK, MATTHEW N.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1060950687

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2003, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Industrial Engineering.
A tilting table was installed as an ergonomic intervention for a manual scrap metal sorting task at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in Bremerton, Washington. This was part of a larger shipyard ergonomics project. The scrap metal sorting task involves manually removing, sometimes heavy, pieces of scrap from a self-dumping hopper, and then placing or throwing the scrap into a larger container to be shipped off for recycling. Use of the tilting table allows for less strenuous removal of scrap items from the self-dumping hopper. This is accomplished by tilting the hopper until the discharge chute is nearly horizontal, and at approximately thirty inches above ground level. Relocation of the discharge chute results in lower spinal bending moments, and reduced lifting distance. This results in lower overall physical strain and reduced risk of injury, especially to the low back. This task was analyzed using the University of Michigan 3D Static strength Prediction Program, and the NIOSH Lifting Equation. The overall effect is an eventual reduction of injuries and all of the direct and indirect costs associated with those injuries.
Dr. Richard Shell (Advisor)
72 p.
safety and health; ergonomics; lifting; manual materials handling; ergonomic analysis

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  • JASZKOWIAK, M. N. (2003). A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SAFETY AND HEALTH ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION FOR MANUAL SCRAP METAL SORTING [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1060950687

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • JASZKOWIAK, MATTHEW. A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SAFETY AND HEALTH ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION FOR MANUAL SCRAP METAL SORTING. 2003. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1060950687.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • JASZKOWIAK, MATTHEW. "A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SAFETY AND HEALTH ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION FOR MANUAL SCRAP METAL SORTING." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1060950687

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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