Power grip strength as a function of tool handle orientation and location

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1392-1403

  McGorry, R W ^a   Lin, J H ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand tool; Maximum voluntary exertion; RULA; Workspace envelope

Indexed keywords

HAND TOOLS; JOB ANALYSIS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

HANDLE ORIENTATION; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY EXERTION; VERTICALLY ORIENTED PISTOL GRIP HANDLE; WORKSPACE ENVELOPE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; VOLUNTEER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547523908     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701340115     Document Type: Article

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