Best practices for preventing musculoskeletal disorders in masonry: Stakeholder perspectives

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-566

  Entzel, Pamela ^a   Albers, Jim ^b   Welch, Laura ^a  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Intervention; Masonry

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

MASONRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; STAKEHOLDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MANAGEMENT STYLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34249740725     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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