Obesity is highly prevalent in the workforce but little is known about its effects on
musculoskeletal disorders risk factors, such as the posture adopted during work activity.
Vertical Handling Tasks (VHT), including manual lifting and lowering loads, are quite
frequent in industrial settings and are considered to be a major cause of Work-Related
Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD). Therefore, the main objective of this study is to compare
and analyse the strategies and postures adopted during VHT between obese and non …