An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler
An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler
TABLE OF CONTENTS(Continued)ChapterPage3.2.1 Methodology Used to Render Surveys 223.2.2 Results of Safety Professional Survey 233.2.3 Author's Views and Comments on Dell's Survey of SafetyProfessional's 263.3 Dell's Survey of the Baggage Handler 293.3.1 The Standard Set of Interview Questions 293.3.2 Results from the Baggage Handlers' Survey 303.3.3 Author's Thoughts and Comments on Dell's Survey of the BaggageHandler 363.4 Review of Study on Conveyor Belt Design 373.4.1 Results 413.4.2 Author's Views and Comments on the Posture and ConveyorBelt Design 433.5 Review of Another Study on Convey Belt Design at Air Canada 443.5.1 Identifying Problems and Possible Solutions 453.5.2 The Pilot Test 463.5.3 Limitations of the Study 473.6 Back Belt Literature 493.6.1 History of Industrial Back Belts 493.6.2 Experiment 51viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS(Continued)ChapterPage3.6.3 Study Objectives 523.6.4 Methodology 523.6.5 Incident Rate 533.6.6 Author's Comments on Study of Back Belt Usage for Baggage Handlers564 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE SURVEYS AND RESEARCH 584.1 Model for Future Survey 585 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 605.1 Author's Original Goal 605.2 The Future of Baggage Handling 615.2.1 Workstation Redesign 635.2.2 Administrative Controls 665.3 Final Thoughts 68APPENDIX: MODEL FOR FUTURE BAGGAGE HANDLING SURVEY 69REFERENCES 73
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TABLE OF CONTENTS(Continued)ChapterPage3.6.3 Study Objectives 523.6.4 Methodology 523.6.5 Incident Rate 533.6.6 Author's Comments on Study <strong>of</strong> Back Belt Usage for Baggage Handlers564 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE SURVEYS AND RESEARCH 584.1 Model for Future Survey 585 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 605.1 Author's Original Goal 605.2 The Future <strong>of</strong> Baggage Handling 615.2.1 Workstation Redesign 635.2.2 Administrative Controls 665.3 Final Thoughts 68APPENDIX: MODEL FOR FUTURE BAGGAGE HANDLING SURVEY 69REFERENCES 73
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