Citation

de Groot MD, Bosch T, Eikhout SM, Vink P. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2005; 11(3): 331-337.

Affiliation

TNO Quality of Life, Work and Employment, The Netherlands. m.dgroot@Arbeid.tno.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16219161

Abstract

A variety of seals is used to close bags. Each seal has advantages and disadvantages. For shop assistants sealing bags could be a repetitive physically demanding action. Opening and closing the bags again can cause some discomfort or annoyance for consumers. Besides, it is an activity which can endanger safety, i.e., knives being used in opening, children swallowing the systems of sealing. To prevent these problems a new sealing system was developed. In this paper the opinion of shop assistants, consumers and experts on several bag sealing systems was studied. It appeared that for sealing plastic bags, adhesive tape with paper is the best out of 4 systems, closely followed by adhesive tape. It is discussed that for the elderly, there is still room for improvement in opening bag seals.

Language: en