Industrial Engineering & Management

Lesia Crumpton-Young

Publications

• Case Report
  An Ergonomic Case Study of Scale-Pits in Transportation
  Author(s): Cleve Mortimer, Pamela McCauley-Bush, Lesia Crumpton-Young and Reza KordestaniCleve Mortimer, Pamela McCauley-Bush, Lesia Crumpton-Young and Reza Kordestani
  
  In the transportation industry, human technicians are involved in weighing loads that are being transported. The procedure to weigh such loads requires the human operator to maintain the scales which are located in confined spaces, known as scale pits. Unfortunately, these scale pits were not designed with considerable attention to ergonomics or safety issues that may impact the technician. This paper examines the ergonomic concerns associated with the design of Scale-pits. Specifically, in this research, two case studies were used to assess the risk of falling due to loss of balance, as well as the perceived level of exertion and body discomfort experienced as a result of moving around in the small pit area. The studies conducted in this paper and previous research findings indicate that scale technicians are negatively impacted by the awkward posture positions that they have to assu.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2169-0316.1000104

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