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An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler

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24When <strong>the</strong> safety pr<strong>of</strong>essionals were surveyed about which manual handlinglocations were <strong>the</strong> most likely to cause injury, <strong>the</strong> overwhelming majority identified thatto be <strong>the</strong> inside <strong>of</strong> a narrow body aircraft bulk hold; a 10 out <strong>of</strong> 16 votes from <strong>the</strong> safetypr<strong>of</strong>essionals surveyed. The place thought to be <strong>the</strong> least likely was <strong>the</strong> inside <strong>of</strong> a widebody aircraft bulk hold, which none, <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 16 respondents selected as <strong>the</strong>ir choice. Thenext most likely workplace to cause injury was outside aircraft on <strong>the</strong> tarmac, whichregistered three responses.

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