The Expanded Definition of Ergonomics

Ergonomics and the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 151-159

  Warren, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944500860     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-7506-7409-6.50013-0     Document Type: Chapter

References (22)

1. American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) (2001). Hand Activity Level-DRAFT.
2. Amadio P.C., Russoti G.M. Evaluation and treatment of hand and wrist disorders in musicians. Hand Clinics 1990, 6:405-416.
3. Armstrong T.J., Buckle P., Fine L.J., Hagberg M., Jonsson B., Kilbom A., et al. A conceptual model for work-related neck and upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 1993, 19:73-84.
4. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication #97-141. Musculoskeletal disorders and workplace factors. 1997, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. B. Bernard (Ed.).
5. Bovenzi M., Petronio L., Di Marino F. Epidemiological survey of shipyard workers exposed to hand-arm vibration. International Archive of Occupational Environmental Health 1980, 46:251-266.
6. Faucett J., Werner R.A. Non-biomechanical factors potentially affecting musculoskeletal disorders. National academy of sciences. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders:The research base. 1998, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
7. Feuerstein M., Fitzgerald T. Biomechanical factors affecting upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders in sign language interpreters. Journal of Occupational Medicine 1992, 34:257-264.
8. Franklin G.M., Haug J., Heyer N., Checkoway H., Peck N. Occupational carpal tunnel syndrome in Washington State, 1984-1988. American Journal of Public Health 1991, 81(6):741-746.
9. Fry H.J.H. Overuse syndrome of the upper limb in musicians. Medical Journal of Australia 1986, 144:182-185.
10. Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs):A reference book for prevention. 1995, Taylor & Francis, London. I. Kourinka, L. Forcier (Eds.).
11. Masear V.R., Hayes J.M., Hyde A.G. An industrial cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Hand Surgery 1986, 11A:222-227.
12. Messing K., Chatigny C., Courville J. "Light" and "heavy" work in the housekeeping service of a hospital. Applied Ergonomics 1998, 29(6):451-459.
13. Messing K., Tissot F., Saurel-Cubizolles M.J., Kaminski M., Bourgine M. Sex as a variable can be a surrogate for some working conditions: Factors associated with sickness absence. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1998, 40(3):250-260.
14. National Academy of Sciences Work-related musculoskeletal disorders:A review of the evidence. 1998, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
15. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (1990). Ergonomics program guidelines for meatpacking plants. U. S. Department of Labor. OSHA Publication #3123.
16. Punnett L. Ergonomic stressors and upper extremity disorders in vehicle manufacturing:Cross sectional exposure-response trends. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1998, 55:414-420.
17. Cumulative trauma disorders:A manual for musculoskeletal diseases of the upper limbs. 1988, Taylor & Francis, New York. V. Putz-Anderson (Ed.).
18. Pyykko I. Clinical aspects of the hand-arm vibration syndrome: A review. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 1986, 12:439-447.
19. Radwin R.G., Lavender S.A. Work factors, personal factors, and internal loads: Biomechanics of work stressors. National academy of sciences. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders:The research base. 1998, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
20. Schottland J.R., Kirschberg G.J., Fillingim R., Davis V.P., Hogg F. Median nerve latencies in poultry processing workers: an approach to resolving the role of industrial "cumulative trauma" in the development of carpal tunnel syndrome. Journal of Occupational Medicine 1991, 33:627-631.
21. Silverstein B.A., Fine L.J., Armstrong T.J. Hand wrist cumulative trauma disorders in industry. British Journal of Environmental Medicine 1986, 43:779-784.
22. Silverstein B.A., Fine L.J., Armstrong T.J. Occupational factors and the carpal tunnel syndrome. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987, 11:343-358.