[PDF][PDF] Input Variables for Manual Material Handling Assessment Methods Obtained Using Body Worn Sensors

K Hafez - J Ergonomics. S, 2022 - researchgate.net
Quantifying the workplace risk factors such as body inclination angles, load weights, and
vertical and horizontal reaching distances is essential to prevent work-related …

Auto-calibrated Wearable System for Load Vertical Location Estimation During Manual Lifting

D Chen, N Ghoreishi, J LaCourse, S Arthanat… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Lifting during manual material handling is a major cause of low-back pain (LBP). As an
important risk factor that directly influences the risk of LBP, the Load vertical location (LVL) …

The Potential of Wrist-worn Barometer for Measuring Load Vertical Location in Manual Material Lifting Tasks: A Pilot Study

N Ghoreishi, F Olugbon, J LaCourse… - … Circuits and Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lifting during manual material handling is a major cause of low-back pain. The load vertical
location during lifting is an important risk factor that can develop low-back pain. However …

[PDF][PDF] The Influence of Lifting Horizontal Distance Measurement Error on NIOSH Lifting Equation Assessment Outcomes

K Hafez - Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2022 - researchgate.net
Low back injuries are becoming increasingly costly due to the compensation costs and lost
days of work. Most of these injuries are linked to manual material handling (MMH) activities …