Assessment of physical exposures and comparison of exposure definitions in a repetitive sawmill occupation: Trim-saw operator

Work

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-196

  Jones, Troy ^a   Kumar, Troy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field study; Job analysis; Physical ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; GONIOMETRY; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CANADA; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33847664199     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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