City bus driving and low back pain: A study of the exposures to posture demands, manual materials handling and whole-body vibration

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-38

  Okunribido, Olanrewaju O ^a   Shimbles, Steven J ^a   Magnusson, Marianne ^a   Pope, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bus; Drivers; Exposure; Low back pain; MMH; Posture; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BUS DRIVERS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; MANUAL CONTROL; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

BUS; DRIVERS; EXPOSURE; LOW BACK PAIN (LBP); MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING (MMH); POSTURES; VIBRATION;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORKING TIME;

EID: 33747120225     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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