STUDY ON A GROUP OF WORKERS IN THE REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY.

INDUSTRIE DU FROID : ETUDE MENEE SUR UN GROUPE DE TRAVAILLEURS.

Author(s) : DI DONNA V., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

STUDY CARRIED OUT ON 35 WORKERS PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING TASKS: TRANSPORT OF PRODUCTS IN COLD STORES AT -20 DEG C WITH ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCKS, HANDLING IN DEEP-FREEZING PLANTS, AND DEFROSTING OF COLD STORES. FOR EACH PERSON, A RHEOGRAPHICAL STUDY WAS MADE ON THE EXTREMITIES OF THE UPPER LIMBS, AS WELL AS AN X-RAY OF THE LOCOMOTORAPPARATUS AND AN EXAMINATION OF UPPER AIR PASSAGES. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE OLDER WORKERS HAD ALTERED RHEOLOGICAL TRACING, AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WHICH WERE REVEALED BY THE X-RAYS. (Bull. Doc. INRS, FR., INRS 91-640.

Details

  • Original title: INDUSTRIE DU FROID : ETUDE MENEE SUR UN GROUPE DE TRAVAILLEURS.
  • Record ID : 1992-2360
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Riv. Infort. Mal. prof. - vol. 78 - n. 1-2
  • Publication date: 1991/01

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