The effects of box size, frequency and extended horizontal reach on maximum acceptable weights of lifting

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-120

  Ciriello, Vincent M ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomic redesign; Lifting; Manual materials handling; Maximum acceptable weight; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS HANDLING; PERSONNEL;

MAXIMUM ACCEPTABLE WEIGHTS (MAW);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; THORAX; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0037783983     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(03)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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