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Mining Publication: Technology News 521 - Development of a Mobile Manipulator to Reduce Lifting Accidents
Keywords: Lifting or lowering Materials handling aids Materials handling machinery
Original creation date: December 2006
Authors: EG Zahl, CC Clark
Technology News - December 2006
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031498
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-111, Technology News 521, 2006 Dec; :1-2
Discusses a first-generation mobile manipulator that one person can use to lift and maneuver 50- to 600-pound loads. It can be used in maintenance shops and mines to reduce lifting accidents.
Image of publication Technology News 521 - Development of a Mobile Manipulator to Reduce Lifting AccidentsTechnology News - December 2006
Download PDF Document (0.10 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031498
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-111, Technology News 521, 2006 Dec; :1-2
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Effects of Lifting in Four Restricted Postures
Effects of Posture on Back Strength and Lifting Capacity
An Exploratory Study of Loading and Morphometric Factors Associated with Specific Failure Modes in Fatigue Testing of Lumbar Motion Segments
Inexpensive, Easy to Construct Materials-handling Devices for Underground Mines
Lifting in Stooped and Kneeling Postures: Effects on Lifting Capacity, Metabolic Cost, and Electromyography of Eight Trunk Muscles
Solutions to Prevent Materials-Handling Injuries in Underground Coal Mines
Torso Flexion Loads and Fatigue Failure Mode of Human Lumbosacral Motion Segments
Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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