Distributions of manual materials handling task parameters

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 379-388

  Ciriello, Vincent M ^a   Snook, Stover H ^a   Hashemi, Lobat ^a   Cotnam, John ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying; Lifting; Lowering; Pulling; Pushing

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COSTS; JOB ANALYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING;

MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; ERGONOMICS; FORCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032809810     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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