An ergonomic comparison of industrial spray paint guns

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 425-435

  Lee, Chi Chang ^a   Eric Nelson, J ^a   Davis, Kermit G ^a   Marras, William S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Risk factors; Spray paint guns

Indexed keywords

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PAINT SPRAYING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAY GUNS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS (CTD);

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAINTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIST;

EID: 0343417115     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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