Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE guidance - 'Upper limb disorders in the workplace' 2002

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 475-484

  Graves, Rod J ^a   Way, Kïrsten ^b   Riley, David ^c   Lawton, Clare ^d   Morris, Len ^e  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Div of Workplace Health and Safety   (Australia)

^c HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidance; Risk assessment tool; Upper limb disorders

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HEALTH RISKS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; UPPER LIMB DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARM DISEASE; BODY POSTURE; FORCE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3042797164     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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