A survey of tools and methods used by certified professional ergonomists

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 489-503

  Dempsey, Patrick G ^a   McGorry, Raymond W ^a   Maynard, Wayne S ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Ergonomics tools; Practitioner

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DYNAMOMETERS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STOP WATCHES; SURVEYS; VIDEO CAMERAS;

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL ERGONOMISTS (CPE); CHECKLISTS; DIGITAL CAMERAS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES;

ERGONOMICS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CAMERA; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMOMETRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 18844384421     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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