Risk Analysis and Management of Repetitive Actions
A Guide for Applying the OCRA System (Occupational Repetitive Actions), Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 18. November 2016
546 pages
978-1-315-35258-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book covers the application of the OCRA (Occupational Repetitive Actions) method. The methods make up a system dedicated to the analysis and management of the risk of biomechanical overload of the upper limbs. The book focuses on the OCRA checklist which presents various models from the most simplified, to the most complex. It describes methods, criteria, procedures and tools on how to perform such an assessment, in line with international standards. The book provides you with the correct methods and tools for prevention of upper limb work related musculoskeletal disorders no matter what the working environment is or what the international standards dictates.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
182 Tables, black and white; 236 Illustrations, black and white
File size
55,68 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-315-35258-9 (9781315352589)
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Daniela Colombini | Enrico Occhipinti
Risk Analysis and Management of Repetitive Actions
A Guide for Applying the OCRA System (Occupational Repetitive Actions), Third Edition
Book
07/2017
3rd Edition
CRC Press
€282.26
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Daniela Colombini | Enrico Occhipinti
Risk Analysis and Management of Repetitive Actions
A Guide for Applying the OCRA System (Occupational Repetitive Actions), Third Edition
Book
11/2016
3rd Edition
CRC Press
€158.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Colombini, Daniela; Occhipinti, Enrico
Content
Introduction. Brief Notes on Analysis of the Work Process in Companies: From Macro to Micro Analysis of Jobs and task as the Basis for the Study of Workers Exposure. Preliminary Hazard and Risk Identification and Evaluation. The "Basic" OCRA Checklist: Contents, Application Procedures, and Risk Classification. Variants of the OCRA Checklist. Evaluation of Task Rotations. Mapping the Risks from Biomechanical Overload of the Upper Limbs: Criteria, Procedures, and Aims. Analyzing Complex Jobs (with Repetitive Tasks): Applicative Examples. The OCRA Index. Health Surveillance. Guidelines for (RE) Design of Manual Repetitive Tasks and Workplaces and Criteria for the Relocation of Workers Suffering from Work-Related Musculoskeletal Diseases (WMSDs)
