Effect of relative weight limit set as a body weight percentage on work-related low back pain among workers

<h4>Introduction</h4> A quarter of work-related low back pain (LBP) cases result from handling heavy loads in Japan. The maximum weight male/female workers can handle is 40%/24% of their body weight but has set a constant load weight in ISO 11228–1 and NIOSH lifting equation. The prevent...

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Main Authors: Kazuyuki Iwakiri, Takeshi Sasaki, Midori Sotoyama, Tanghuizi Du, Keiichi Miki, Fuyuki Oyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10115297/?tool=EBI