The effectiveness of participatory ergonomics in the red meat packing industry evaluation of a corporation

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-58

  Moore, J Steven ^a   Garg, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics programs; Meat products industry; Participatory ergonomics; Program evaluation; Workers' compensation costs

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

MUSCULOSKELETAL HAZARDS; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS; RED MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY;

ERGONOMICS;

EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; ERGONOMICS; MANAGEMENT; MEAT INDUSTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030631528     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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