Musculoskeletal risk factors in cleaning occupation-A literature review

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-170

  Kumar, Rupesh ^a   Kumar, Shrawan ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building cleaners; Cleaners; Ergonomics of cleaning; Musculoskeletal disorders; Tool design

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OPERATING COSTS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BUILDING CLEANERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; TOOL DESIGN;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38949175977     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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