Part I: Participatory ergonomics approach to waste container handling utilizing a multidisciplinary team

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 324-327

  Zalk, D M ^a   Biggs, T W ^b   Perry, C M ^b   Tageson, R ^b   Tittiranonda, P ^c   Burastero, S ^c   Barsnick, L ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University at California Berkeley   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DATA ACQUISITION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; JOB ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; PERSONNEL TRAINING; ROTATION; TRANSPORTATION;

MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM; WASTE CONTAINERS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 1842709092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1177/154193120004402985     Document Type: Conference Paper

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