Push an pull forces in the building and construction industry

Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen; Judith Windhorst; Marco J.M. Hoozemans; Allard J. Van der Beek; Henk F. Van der Molen

Push an pull forces in the building and construction industry

Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen, Judith Windhorst, Marco J.M. Hoozemans, Allard J. Van der Beek, Henk F. Van der Molen

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Push and pull activities are increasing in the building and construction industry. These activities can be assumed as one of the risk factors for the development of low back and upper extremity complaints. For a risk evaluation, besides the frequency and the duration of the activities, information concerning push and pull forces are necessary. The aim of this study was to assess the external forces during common push and pull activities at construction sites. In total 115 male construction workers were involved. The force measurements were executed during the daily tasks and activities at the workplace with a digital force gauge. The exerted forces during a lot of activities were high. The magnitude of the forces gave reason to preventive interventions from a health point of view.

Original language	English
Pages	209-212
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2000
Event	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium' - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 29 Jul 2000 → 4 Aug 2000

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Conference	Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium'
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	29/07/2000 → 4/08/2000

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Frings-Dresen, M. H. W., Windhorst, J., Hoozemans, M. J. M., Van der Beek, A. J., & Van der Molen, H. F. (2000). Push an pull forces in the building and construction industry. 209-212. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.

Frings-Dresen, Monique H.W. ; Windhorst, Judith ; Hoozemans, Marco J.M. et al. / Push an pull forces in the building and construction industry. Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.4 p.

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Push an pull forces in the building and construction industry. / Frings-Dresen, Monique H.W.; Windhorst, Judith; Hoozemans, Marco J.M. et al.
2000. 209-212 Paper presented at Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennnium', San Diego, CA, United States.

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