Ergonomic risk factors of work processes in the semiconductor industry in Peninsular Malaysia

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-381

  Chee, Heng Leng ^a   Rampal, Krishna Gopal ^b   Chandrasakaran, Abherhame ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^c UPM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ergonomic risk factors; Semiconductor industry; Women workers

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; STANDING; WEIGHT LIFTING; WRIST;

EID: 3342967723     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.373     Document Type: Review

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