An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler

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AN ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTOF THE AIRLINE BAGGAGE HANDLERbyStephen P. SalomonA ThesisSubmitted to the Faculty ofNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyIn Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree ofMaster of Science in Occupational Safety and Health EngineeringDepartment of Industrial EngineeringMay 2004
Page 7 and 8: APPROVAL PAGEAN ERGONOMIC ASSESSMEN
Page 9 and 10: To my grandmother, Amelie RomainTo
Page 11 and 12: TABLE OF CONTENTSChapterPage1 INTRO
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Page 15 and 16: 2had a good understanding of what t
Page 17 and 18: 4• Work systems are poorly design
Page 19 and 20: 6can cause stress and strain on bod
Page 22 and 23: CHAPTER 2MOST COMMONLY INJURED BODY
Page 24 and 25: 11The spine is made up of 33 verteb
Page 26 and 27: 13Figure 2.3 Herniated disk and pin
Page 28 and 29: 15production line, i.e. constant ro
Page 30 and 31: 172.4 ShouldersCommon injuries of t
Page 32 and 33: 192.5 The KneesBaggage handlers spe
Page 34 and 35: 21various body positions, with and
Page 36 and 37: 23■■■■The annual cost of th
Page 38 and 39: 25When the safety professionals wer
Page 40 and 41: 27Another concern with this survey
Page 43 and 44: 30■■■■■■■Had they per
Page 45 and 46: 32maneuver the cans manually inside
Page 47 and 48: 34The section that refers to back b
Page 49 and 50: 36Avro, Airbus Industrie and Fokker
Page 51 and 52: 38twist and flex their torso, and n
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40interruptions (broken light path)
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42During the baggage handling trial
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44appropriate thing to do, because
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463.5.2 The Pilot TestAfter the sur
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48took place at the beginning of th
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50Traditionally, education on lifti
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52Each of the subjects was fitted f
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54account for them. These treatment
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56The biggest problem with the stud
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CHAPTER 4SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE SUR
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CHAPTER 5CONCULSIONS5.1 Author's Or
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62irritating their skin causing the
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64Scandinavian Belly Loading Compan
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66fear of injury. In Europe such de
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68regardless of the size of the bag
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70Questions for Baggage HandlersThe
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REFERENCES[1] ARTEX, Airline Baggag
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75[24] NIOSH, Workplace Use of Back
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