Development and evaluation of a microprocessor-based ergonomic dosimeter for evaluating carpentry tasks

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 543-553

  Bhattacharya, A ^a   Warren, J ^a,b   Teuschler, J ^a   Dimov, M ^a   Medvedovic, M ^a   Lemasters, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Triangle Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpentry task; Egonomic dosimeter; Kneeling activity; Posture Analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CARPENTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DOSIMETER; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MICROPROCESSOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE;

ERGONOMIC DOSIMETERS; POSTURE ANALYSIS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0033237263     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(99)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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