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Many construction injuries are musculoskeletal related in the form of sprains and strains arising from the handling of materials. The paper reports on a study conducted among construction management students in a South African university, the objectives being to determine their knowledge and perceptions relative to the mass and density of materials and construction ergonomics. Findings include: knowledge relative to the mass and density of materials is limited, and students appreciate that the mass and density of materials impacts on construction ergonomics. Conclusions include: students lack knowledge and awareness relative to the mass and density of materials, and the undergraduate programme must be reviewed in terms of addressing/referring to the mass and density of materials. Recommendations include: tertiary construction management education must address construction ergonomics; employer and professional associations, and statutory councils must raise the level of awareness relative to construction ergonomics and the mass and density of materials.
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Smallwood, J. (2020). Mass and Density of Materials: Knowledge and Perceptions. In: Karwowski, W., Goonetilleke, R., Xiong, S., Goossens, R., Murata, A. (eds) Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1215. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51549-2_52
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