Factors affecting stepladder stability during a lateral weight transfer: A study in healthy young adults

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 601-607

  Yang, Bing Shiang ^a   Ashton Miller, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral weight transfer; Safety; Stepladder tipping

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FORCE CONTROL; KINEMATICS; PENDULUMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; WEIGHING;

GROUND INCLINATION; PENDULUM MODEL; STEPLADDER STABILITY; WHOLE-BODY CENTER OF MASS (COM);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 20444494226     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.01.012     Document Type: Article

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