Evaluating the effectiveness of a participatory ergonomics approach in reducing the risk and severity of injuries from manual handling

Manual handling is the greatest contributor to non-fatal injury and disease in the workplace, commonly accounting for one-third of national injury counts. Interventional strategies that have focused on selecting or modifying the worker have been ineffective in reducing injury risk. In recent times,...

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Main Authors: Carrivick, Philip, Lee, Andy, Yau, K., Stevenson, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20005