Biomechanical analysis of risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders during repetitive lifting task in construction workers

M. F. Antwi-Afari; H. Li; D. J. Edwards; E. A. Pärn; J. Seo; A. Y.L. Wong

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2017.07.007

Biomechanical analysis of risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders during repetitive lifting task in construction workers

M. F. Antwi-Afari^*, H. Li, D. J. Edwards, E. A. Pärn, J. Seo, A. Y.L. Wong

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-47
Number of pages	7
Journal	Automation in Construction
Volume	83
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.07.007
Publication status	Published (VoR) - Nov 2017

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The authors acknowledged the Department of Building and Real Estate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for funding this research. The authors also thank Mr. Man Cheung and Mr. Kelvin Lam for their technical supports, and all the participants involved in this study. Special thanks are given to Mr. Yang Xintao for assisting the experimental set-up.

Keywords

Lifting posture
Lifting weight
Muscle activity
Repetitive task
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

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