A simple risk assessment tool for use in ergonomics participatory processes

Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, 'Ergonomics for the New Millennium'

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 736-739

  Mairiaux, Ph ^a   Vandoorne, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Participatory ergonomics; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH; MANUAL CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 1842686600     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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