Self-reported fatigue and health complaints of refuse collectors
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World at work: refuse collectors.
R efuse is collected all around the world. The following collecting methods are mentioned in the literature: bags (plastic and paper), bins (110–150 l), drums (110–210 l), twowheeled containers (80–360 l), and four-wheeled containers (300–1800 l). Over all, the job of a refuse collector can be characterised by frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavy objects. In the Netherla...
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عنوان ژورنال: Central European Journal of Operations Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1435-246X,1613-9178
DOI: 10.1007/s10100-019-00637-w