A study of lifting tasks performed on laterally slanted ground surfaces

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 782-795

  Jiang, Zongliang ^a   Shin, Gwanseob ^a   Freeman, Jacklyn ^a   Reid, Stephanie ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric lifting; Biomechanical model; Slant; Slip; Slope; Surface angle

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ISOMERIZATION; KINEMATICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

BIOCHEMICAL MODELS; BODY SEGMENTS; GROUND SURFACES; TIME-DEPENDENT MOMENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; LIFTING EFFORT; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 23344440341     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500123761     Document Type: Article

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