Effectiveness of training program in manual material handling: A health promotion approach.

Background: Even in an era of automation and digitalization, Manual Material Handling (MMH) can be called the most common industrial task. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) induced by manual handling tasks on the workers of a printing factory in Tehran in 2017 and then to evaluate the effectiveness of a training intervention based on health promotion.

Materials And Methods: This study had quasi experimental design and was conducted on 40 men.