[Assessment of the risk of occupational biomechanical overload: comparison of methods currently used]
S Martinelli1, R Ghersi, P Grazioli
1Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia.
Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia
|June 30, 2006
Abstract:
Some of the most common methods for the evaluation of the ergonomic risk of Work-Related Musculo Skeletal Disorders were applied to different workplaces. The results show that an evaluation of the single components of the synthetic risk-indices given by the methods is needed to evidence the specific critical aspects.
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