Manual Bar Bending-an occupational hazard for construction workers in developing nations

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 791-797

  Balasubramanian, V ^a   Prasad, G Swami ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bars; Construction industry; Decision making; Developing countries; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BARS (METAL); BIOMECHANICS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ERGONOMICS;

CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REINFORCEMENT BARS; SCHULTZ-ANDERSSON MODEL;

BENDING (DEFORMATION);

EID: 34548693446     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2007)133:10(791)     Document Type: Article

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