Physical load in ship maintenance: Hazard evaluation by means of a workplace survey

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-219

  De Joode, Berna Van Wendel ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Verspuy, Carolina ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

OWAS; Physical load; Rating scheme; Risk assessment; Ship maintenance; Workplace survey

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HAZARDS; JOB ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERSONNEL; SHIPS;

PHYSICAL LOAD; POSTURES; SHIP MAINTENANCE; WORKPLACE SURVEY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; NECK PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIP; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0343852755     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(96)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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