Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Manual Material Handling: an Ergonomic Evaluation of the Workers Engaged in the Warehouse Industry Promila Sharma

In the recent year, there has been a significant increase in the reporting of musculoskeletal disorders due to ergonomic hazards. High incidence rate for work related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities have been reported for workers in industries, office work, manufacturing and agriculture which include numerous manual material handling tasks. Manual materials handling permeates all aspects of life on and off the job. So the efficient handling and storing of materials are vital to industry. This book gives an overview of manual material handling and work related musculoskeletal disorders faced by the workers engaged in the warehouse industry and reveals the role and importance of ergonomics at workplace.