An evaluation of methods assessing the physical demands of manual lifting in scaffolding

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-222

  Van Der Beek, Allard J ^a,b,d   Mathiassen, Svend Erik ^c   Windhorst, Judith ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lifting; Risk assessment; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SCAFFOLDS;

DATASETS; DUTCH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RAPID APPRAISALS; SCAFFOLDING JOBS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN; RISK; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK;

EID: 13444304023     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.10.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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