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Record 1 2002-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Materials Handling
  • Work Study
  • Rehabilitation (Medicine)
CONT

[The] biggest risk factor [for back pain] is overexertion while moving things around--tasks that have recently been given a name: MMH--Manual Material Handling. ... MMH--lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling, carrying, and handling objects causes back pain in about 75% of Canadians whose jobs require it ...

Key term(s)
  • manual materials handling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention
  • Étude du travail
  • Réadaptation (Médecine)
CONT

Un personnel bien entraîné est le facteur le plus important si l'on voit que la manutention manuelle des matériaux se déroule sans accident.

Spanish

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