Task content and physical ergonomic risk factors in construction ironwork

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-333

  Forde, Martin S ^a,b   Buchholz, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b St George's University   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction ironwork; Ergonomic risk factors; Exposure assessment; Ironwork

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LEG; MACHINE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; TAXONOMY; TRUNK;

EID: 4344634763     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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