Integration of ergonomics into hand tool design: Principle and presentation of an example

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-115

  Aptel, Michel ^a   Claudon, Laurent ^a   Marsot, Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Design; Ergonomic; Hand tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FRANCE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FRANCE; HAND INJURIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

EID: 0036359662     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2002.11076518     Document Type: Article

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