Repeatability of a checklist for evaluating cab design characteristics of heavy mobile equipment

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 913-922

  Jorgensen, Michael J ^a   Kittusamy, N K ^b   Aedla, Pranathi B ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Awkward postures; Construction; Operating engineers; Postural analysis; Whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; CAR DRIVING; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 38749094860     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701702283     Document Type: Article

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