<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main aim of the article is to present the results from the research project which was focused on the minimisation of ergonomic risk to the musculoskeletal system. The research was conducted in a company whose core business includes the production; converting and sales of packaging materials. The first section of the article is focused on the theoretical basis of software support in ergonomics. In the second section, the authors’ deal with analysis of the current situation in the selected workplace (production of printing forms for rotogravure and flexoprinting) by anthropometric measurements and research conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey. The third part is focused on the presentation of the newly created simulation model in the virtual environment of Tecnomatix Jack software. The final section of the article describes the proposed solutions (organisational and technical).</p></abstract>

The main aim of the article is to present the results from the research project which was focused on the minimisation of ergonomic risk to the musculoskeletal system. The research was conducted in a company whose core business includes the production; converting and sales of packaging materials. The first section of the article is focused on the theoretical basis of software support in ergonomics. In the second section, the authors’ deal with analysis of the current situation in the selected workplace (production of printing forms for rotogravure and flexoprinting) by anthropometric measurements and research conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey. The third part is focused on the presentation of the newly created simulation model in the virtual environment of Tecnomatix Jack software. The final section of the article describes the proposed solutions (organisational and technical).

Reduction of Manual Handling with Loads and Activities Causing Musculosceletal Disorders in a Selected Workplace

Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management, ul. Jána Bottu 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

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The main aim of the article is to present the results from the research project which was focused on the minimisation of ergonomic risk to the musculoskeletal...

Reduction of Manual Handling with Loads and Activities Causing Musculosceletal Disorders in a Selected Workplace

Published Online: Jun 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rput-2016-0001

Keywords
Ergonomics, manual handling, physical load, simulation

© 2016 Rastislav Beňo et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Reduction of Manual Handling with Loads and Activities Causing Musculosceletal Disorders in a Selected Workplace

Published Online: Jun 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rput-2016-0001

KeywordsErgonomics, manual handling, physical load, simulation

© 2016 Rastislav Beňo et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Ergonomics, manual handling, physical load, simulation