The impact of operating heavy equipment vehicles on lower back disorders

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 602-636

  Waters, Thomas ^a   Genaidy, Ash ^b   Viruet, Heriberto Barriera ^b   Makola, Mbulelo ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical review; Mechanical shock; Meta analysis; Musculoskeletal disorders; Vibration

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; RISK ANALYSIS; SHOCK PROBLEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HEAVY EQUIPMENT VEHICLES; MECHANICAL SHOCK; META-RELATIVE RISK; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

BIOMECHANICS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINE; DRIVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MOTOR VEHICLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION DISEASE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VIBRATION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 42649138924     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701779197     Document Type: Review

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