The effects of workstation changes and behavioral interventions on safe typing postures in an office

Work

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Gravina, Nicole ^a   Lindstrom Hazel, Debra ^a   Austin, John ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior based safety; Collaborative team approach; Office ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIBRARY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OFFICE WORKER; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OBSERVATION; POSTURE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 38449116032     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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