Characteristics of job rotation in the Midwest US manufacturing sector

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1721-1733

  Jorgensen, Michael ^a   Davis, Kermit ^b   Kotowski, Susan ^b   Aedla, Pranathi ^a   Dunning, Kari ^c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative controls; Intervention; Job rotation; Musculoskeletal disorders; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; JOB ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RISKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS; JOB ROTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTERNET; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 30844436788     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500247545     Document Type: Article

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