Investigation of work-related disorders in truck drivers using RULA method

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Massaccesi, M ^a   Pagnotta, A ^a   Soccetti, A ^a   Masali, M ^b   Masiero, C ^b   Greco, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Posture; RULA; Truck drivers

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUCK DRIVERS; VEHICLES;

RUBBISH-COLLECTION VEHICLES;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; RECORDING; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRUNK; WORK;

EID: 0041669242     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(03)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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