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| Title: |
Shouldering the load: A review of Joan Stevenson's work on occupational lifting and design evaluation of load carriage equipment |
| Author: |
Costigan, Patrick A. Morin, Evelyn L. Reid, Susan A. |
| Appeared in: |
Work |
| Paging: | Volume 47 (2013) nr. 1 pages 5-13 |
| Year: |
2013-09-04 |
| Contents: |
OBJECTIVE: In this paper, Dr. Joan Stevenson's work on assessment of the effects of lifting, supporting and transporting loads is reviewed. A defining attribute of this work is the use of objective, biomechanical measures as the basis from which a fuller understanding of all factors affecting worker performance can be obtained, and how such performance should be measured and evaluated. METHODS: The central objectives and conclusions of Dr. Stevenson's research programs spanning the years from 1985 through 2012 are summarized and discussed in terms of an overall research trajectory. CONCLUSIONS: The guiding principle of Dr. Stevenson's work is to reduce the potential harm to which workers are exposed through the development of bona fide occupational standards, a better understanding of risk factors leading to low back pain, and the establishment of an enhanced objective design process for functional load-bearing clothing and equipment. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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