Reasons for adopting technological innovations reducing physical workload in bricklaying

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1091-1108

  De Jong, A M ^a   Vink, P ^b,c   De Kroon, J C A ^b  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISKS; COSTS; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; PERSONNEL;

BRICKLAYING;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLAY; COMPACT DISK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERNET; JOB SATISFACTION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY; VIDEOTAPE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LIFTING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0043245944     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000111202     Document Type: Article

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