Handling of fiberglass extension ladders in the work of telephone technicians

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-194

  Imbeau, Daniel ^a   Montpetit, Yves ^b   Desjardins, Louis ^a   Riel, Philippe ^a   Allan, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b BELL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiberglass extension ladders; Handling; Telephone technicians

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT;

CARRYING; FIBERGLASS EXTENSION LADDERS; TELEPHONE TECHNICIANS;

LADDERS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATERIALS HANDLING; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OVEREXERTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032171356     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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