A comparison of different postures for scaffold end-frame disassembly

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 507-513

  Cutlip, R ^a   Hsiao, H ^a   Garcia, R ^b   Becker, E ^b   Mayeux, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isometric strength; Required coefficient of friction; Scaffold; Shear forces

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; SCAFFOLDS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); SCAFFOLD END-FRAME DISASSEMBLY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FRICTION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SHEAR STRESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; WORKER;

EID: 0034308338     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00016-8     Document Type: Article

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