Study of the effectiveness of a participatory ergonomics intervention in reducing worker pain severity through physical exposure pathways

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-170

  Laing, Andrew C ^a,e   Frazer, Mardon B ^a   Cole, Donald C ^b,c   Kerr, Mickey S ^b,d   Wells, Richard P ^a   Norman, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intervention; Musculoskeletal disorders; Participatory; Physical demands

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PERSONNEL; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AUTOMOTIVE PARTS; INTERVENTION PERIOD; MECHANICAL EXPOSURE; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 12544249133     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130512331325727     Document Type: Article

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