Ergonomic assessment of a workstation in a paints production line

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Monteiro, JM (Author) Other; Calvao, JCA (Author) Other; Monteiro, JM (Author) Other; Pinho, ME (Author) Other; Mário Vaz (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE II

Pages: 193-197

10th Annual Congress of the Portuguese-Society-of-Occupational-Safety-and-Hygiene on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO)

Guimaraes, PORTUGAL, FEB 13-14, 2014

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Abstract (EN): Despite the increasing automation of industrial processes, the manual handling remains a major cause of work related MSDs. This paper presents an ergonomic study of a workstation in a filling line of a paints and varnishes production plant which involves manual handling. It aimed to assess the risk of MSDs that workers are exposed to. Four methods were used: EEPP (TM) (Energy Expenditure Prediction Program), revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) and QEC (Quick Exposure Check). The risk of work-related MSD was identified and some corrective measures for their mitigation were proposed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5