Work-related problems in metal handling tasks in Bangladesh: Obstacles to the development of safety and health measures

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 385-396

  Ahasani, M Rabiul ^a   Mohiuddin, Golam ^b   Väyrynen, Seppo ^a   Ironkannas, Hannu ^a   Quddus, Ruhul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c Dept Inspection Factories E ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Developing country; Manual labourers; Metal workshops; Physical workload; Social environment

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY POSTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DUST; ERGONOMICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; METAL INDUSTRY; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELDING FUME; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344061599     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185739     Document Type: Article

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