The effects of job rotation on the risk of reporting low back pain

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 904-919

  Frazer, Mardon B ^a   Norman, Robert W ^a   Wells, Richard P ^a   Neumann, W Patrick ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Administrative control; Biomechanical model; Cumulative loading; Job rotation; Low back

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; TISSUE;

JOB ROTATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY POSITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROBABILITY; RISK; SELF DISCLOSURE; TIME;

EID: 0038491559     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401303000090161     Document Type: Article

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