Safety performance of gloves using the pressure tolerance of the hand

Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 561-572

  Muralidhar, A ^a   Bishu, R R ^b  

^a IXL Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Algometer; Gloves; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; PRODUCT DESIGN;

GLOVES; PRESSURE TOLERANCE; SAFETY PERFORMANCE;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOVE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; PROTECTION; SAFETY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0033899556     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401300184251     Document Type: Article

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