The ergonomie use of hand tools: Guidelines for the practitioner

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 208-215

  Schneider, Scott ^a  

^a NONE

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ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033027892     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732299302954     Document Type: Article

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