Validation of Portable Ergonomic Observation (PEO) method using optoelectronic and video recordings

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Leskinen, Timo ^a   Hall, Charlotte ^b   Rauas, Sirpa ^a   Ulin, Sheryl ^c   Tönnes, Matti ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a   Takala, Esa Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal load; Observation; Working postures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WORK;

EID: 0031128486     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00054-3     Document Type: Article

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