Professional paper
Energy expenditure in workers mounting plastic and metallic water and sewage tubes
Hubert Maver
; Hrvatsko antropološko društvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
M. Kovačević
; Hrvatsko antropološko društvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Z. Grgić
; Hrvatsko antropološko društvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The mounting of plastic and metallic water and sewage tubes is the type of work that requires a very high energy expenditure: 45 kJ/min, 9631 kJ for eight working hours and about 17 000 kJ for a working day. Working conditions involve a very demanding working posture, carrying of heavy loads' and poor weather conditions. The work is considered to be very heavy physical work.
Keywords
cardiovascular system; mounting work-site; physical load
Hrčak ID:
145847
URI
Publication date:
6.7.1995.
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