Maximum acceptable weight of lift by Chinese experienced male manual handlers

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-244

  Wu, Swei Pi ^a  

^a Hua Fan College of Humanities and Technology Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Lifting; Manual materials handling; Maximum acceptable weight of lift; Psychophysical approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORKER; WRIST;

EID: 0030766007     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00080-4     Document Type: Article

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