Effect of handle design for cylinder trolleys

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 407-419

  Okunribido, O O ^a   Haslegrave, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cylinder trolley; Manual handling; Manual handling devices; Pushing; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIOMECHANICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MANUAL CONTROL; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; TROLLEY CARS;

CYLINDER TROLLEYS; MANUAL HANDLING;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; FOOT; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINE; WRIST;

EID: 0033213815     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(98)00053-2     Document Type: Article

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