Ergonomics considerations in the design and use of single disc floor cleaning machines

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 391-399

  Haslam, R A ^a   Williams, H J ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HJ Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning equipment; Cleaning tasks; Floor cleaning machines

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MACHINERY; MACHINE DESIGN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

FLOOR CLEANING MACHINES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; CLEANING; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; MACHINE; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT; WRIST;

EID: 0033213791     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00061-1     Document Type: Article

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