Physical workload of lorry drivers: A comparison of four methods of transport

Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1508-1520

  van der Beek, A J ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Goods transportation; Loading and unloading; Lorry drivers; Musculoskeletal complaints; Physical workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERGOMETRY; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; TRANSPORTATION; WEIGHT-BEARING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029036732     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139508925205     Document Type: Article

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