Developing a verbal protocol method for collecting and analysing reports of workers' thoughts during manual handling tasks

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 805-819

  Ryan, Brendan ^a   Haslegrave, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manual handling tasks; Self reports; Verbal protocol methods

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PERSONNEL; TAXONOMIES;

MANUAL HANDLING TASKS; RETROSPECTIVE METHODS; VERBAL PROTOCOL METHODS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34347352036     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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