Ergonomic study on the manual component insertion lines for occupational health and safety improvements

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-74

  Sen, Rabindra Nath ^a   Yeow, Paul H P ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ergonomic interventions; Occupational health and safety; Printed circuit assembly

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALAYSIA; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0012589843     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2003.11076554     Document Type: Article

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