Ergonomic analysis of a multi-task industrial lifting station using the NIOSH method

Journal of Industrial Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Temple, Richard ^a   Adams, Terry ^b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Research; Safety

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LIFTING STATIONS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (IT); MANUAL HANDLING; RECOMMENDED WEIGHT LIMIT (RWL);

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; JOB ANALYSIS; SAFETY TESTING; SPREADSHEETS; STANDARDS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 3242763034     PISSN: 08826404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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