Analysis of multiple activity manual materials handling tasks using A Guide to Manual Materials Handling

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 246-257

  Mital, A ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Job design and analysis; Multiple activity tasks; Risk potential; Work rate

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MANUALS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033048236     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185928     Document Type: Article

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