Inter-rater reliability of output measures for a posture matching assessment approach: A pilot study with food service workers

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 556-572

  Cann, A P ^a   Connolly, M ^a   Ruuska, R ^a   MacNeil, M ^a   Birmingham, T B ^a   Vandervoort, A A ^a   Callaghan, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative loading; Ergonomic evaluation; Posture matching; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; SUBJECTIVE TESTING;

INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; POSTURE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATERING SERVICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; WEIGHT BEARING; WORKER; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41349104090     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701711455     Document Type: Article

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