The Working Back
A Systems View
A systems approach to understanding and minimizing the causes of low back pain in the workplaceLow back pain affects 80% of the population at some point during their lifetime; it is responsiblefor over 40% of the compensation costs for work-related injuries. This book provides an understanding of the mechanisms influencing low back pain in the workplace and indicates how low back pain might be prevented, saving employers extraordinary amounts in medical costs and protecting workers from the most common on-the-job injury. With a unique, multidisciplinary perspective that shows how various influences or risk factors can be considered collective…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-470-13405-4
- EAN: 9780470134054
- Produktnummer: 3535931
- Verlag: Wiley
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H25.9 cm x B18.4 cm x D2.0 cm 683 g
- Gewicht: 683
Über den Autor
William S. Marras PhD, is a Professor in the College of Engineering and the College of Medicine at The Ohio State University, a certified professional ergonomist, and a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the International Ergonomics Society, and the Ergonomics Society. He holds two patents for devices for monitoring motion of the spine. He is an ergonomic consultant for the U.S. Department of Labor, Ford Motor Company, RCA, Honda, and other corporations and associations. He has had over 180 articles published in various medical and ergonomic journals and has coauthored several books on occupational ergonomics. He is currently the chair of the Human Factors Committee within the National Academy of Sciences.
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