One set of pliers for more tasks in installation work: The effects on (dis)comfort and productivity

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Groenesteijn, Liesbeth ^a   Eikhout, Sandra M ^a   Vink, Peter ^a,b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hand tools; Productivity; User comfort

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CUTTING; HEALTH RISKS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

HEAVY LIFTING; INSTALLATION WORK;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; PRODUCTIVITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3042830681     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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