Effect of elevation change on work fatigue and physiological symptoms for high-rise building construction workers

Safety Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 833-843

  Hsu, D J ^a   Sun, Y M ^b   Chuang, K H ^a   Juang, Y J ^b   Chang, F L ^b  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High rise building construction; Physiological symptoms; Work fatigue

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE TESTING; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TALL BUILDINGS;

HIGH-RISE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS; WORK FATIGUE;

PERSONNEL TESTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FATIGUE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 44149091952     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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