Manual handling techniques: Comparing novices and experts

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 419-429

  Authier, Marie ^a   Lortie, Monique ^b   Gagnon, Micheline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expert handlers; Free task; Handling; Handling techniques; Novices

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LOADING; PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL RATING; UNLOADING;

EXPERT HANDLERS; FREE TASK; MANUAL HANDLING TECHNIQUES; NOVICES;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TILTING; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030152846     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8141(95)00005-4     Document Type: Article

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