Methods for assessing protective clothing effects on worker mobility

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1237, Issue , 1996, Pages 311-323

  Adames, Paul S ^a   Monroe Keyserling, W ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort; Coveralls; Fit; Function; Goniometer; Mobility; Mobility measurement; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; GONIOMETERS; PRODUCT DESIGN; STANDARDS;

ELECTROGONIOMETERS; MOBILITY MEASUREMENT; WORKER MOBILITY;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 0029712185     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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