Effects of the adjustment period on psychophysically determined maximum acceptable weight of lift and the physiological cost

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 287-294

  Wu, Swei Pi ^a   Chen, Jing Ping ^a  

^a HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adjustment periods; Manual materials handling; Maximum acceptable weight of lift; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; FREQUENCIES;

RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION (RPE);

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0037400601     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(02)00218-4     Document Type: Article

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