An ergonomic assessment of the airline baggage handler

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APPROVAL PAGEAN ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENTOF THE AIRLINE BAGGAGE HANDLERbyStephen P. SalomonDr. One-Jang Jeng, Thesis AdvisorResearch Associate Professor,Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, NJITDateDr. Arijit Sengupta, Committee MemberAssociate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, NJITDateDr. Norman Van Houten, Committee MemberDirect r of Health and Environmental Safety, NJITDate
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Page 11 and 12: TABLE OF CONTENTSChapterPage1 INTRO
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Page 15 and 16: 2had a good understanding of what t
Page 17 and 18: 4• Work systems are poorly design
Page 19 and 20: 6can cause stress and strain on bod
Page 22 and 23: CHAPTER 2MOST COMMONLY INJURED BODY
Page 24 and 25: 11The spine is made up of 33 verteb
Page 26 and 27: 13Figure 2.3 Herniated disk and pin
Page 28 and 29: 15production line, i.e. constant ro
Page 30 and 31: 172.4 ShouldersCommon injuries of t
Page 32 and 33: 192.5 The KneesBaggage handlers spe
Page 34 and 35: 21various body positions, with and
Page 36 and 37: 23■■■■The annual cost of th
Page 38 and 39: 25When the safety professionals wer
Page 40 and 41: 27Another concern with this survey
Page 43 and 44: 30■■■■■■■Had they per
Page 45 and 46: 32maneuver the cans manually inside
Page 47 and 48: 34The section that refers to back b
Page 49 and 50: 36Avro, Airbus Industrie and Fokker
Page 51 and 52: 38twist and flex their torso, and n
Page 53 and 54: 40interruptions (broken light path)
Page 55 and 56: 42During the baggage handling trial
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44appropriate thing to do, because
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463.5.2 The Pilot TestAfter the sur
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48took place at the beginning of th
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50Traditionally, education on lifti
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52Each of the subjects was fitted f
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54account for them. These treatment
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56The biggest problem with the stud
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CHAPTER 4SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE SUR
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CHAPTER 5CONCULSIONS5.1 Author's Or
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62irritating their skin causing the
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64Scandinavian Belly Loading Compan
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66fear of injury. In Europe such de
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68regardless of the size of the bag
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70Questions for Baggage HandlersThe
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REFERENCES[1] ARTEX, Airline Baggag
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75[24] NIOSH, Workplace Use of Back
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