Inadequate lumbar protection with load weight limits based on body weight percentages: An experimental and simulation study of the weight limits set by the Japanese guidelines for preventing low back pain

• Fuyuki Oyama ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: oyama@h.jniosh.johas.go.jp

  Affiliation Ergonomics Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-0229

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• Tanghuizi Du,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ergonomics Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Kazuyuki Iwakiri

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ergonomics Research Group, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1912-3807

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