Manual handling of highway kerbs—focus group findings
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Manual handling of highway kerbs--focus group findings.
The manual handling of concrete highway kerbs remains commonplace in the construction industry despite obvious risks to operatives. This study was undertaken to find out why kerb installation still includes manual handling, to identify the alternatives that exist and to consider how the organisation of the work affects exposure to risk. Focus groups were held with industry professionals to disc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Ergonomics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-6870
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.05.005