Ergonomics and Safety of Manual Bag Sealing

• Autorzy: Groot M. D. , Bosch T. , Eikhout S. M. , Vink P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A variety of seals is used to close bags. Each seal has advantages and disadvantages. For shop assistants sealing bags could be a repetitive physically demanding action. Opening and closing the bags again can cause some discomfort or annoyance for consumers. Besides, it is an activity which can endanger safety, i.e., knives being used in opening, children swallowing the systems of sealing. To prevent these problems a new sealing system was developed. In this paper the opinion of shop assistants, consumers and experts on several bag sealing systems was studied. It appeared that for sealing plastic bags, adhesive tape with paper is the best out of 4 systems, closely followed by adhesive tape. It is discussed that for the elderly, there is still room for improvement in opening bag seals.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

ergonomics; safety; comfort

PL

opakowanie; pracownicy usług i sprzedaży; sprzedawca w handlu detalicznym; warunki pracy; ergonomia; czynniki ryzyka

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 3
• Strony: 331--337
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Groot M. D.

• TNO Quality of Life, Work and Employment, The Netherlands

autor

Bosch T.

• TNO Quality of Life, Work and Employment, The Netherlands

autor

Eikhout S. M.

• TNO Quality of Life, Work and Employment, The Netherlands

autor

Vink P.

• TNO Quality of Life, Work and Employment, The Netherlands Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands

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