Predictors of severe trunk postures among short-haul truck drivers during non-driving tasks: An exploratory investigation involving video-assessment and driver behavioural self-monitoring

Ergonomics

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 707-722

  Olson, R ^a   Hahn, D I ^b   Buckert, A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal disorders; Self assessment; Self monitoring; Truck drivers; Trunk postures

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; CAMERA SYSTEMS; CURRENT PROJECTS; CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENT; DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; DRIVING TASKS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HAUL TRUCKS; MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING; MATERIAL HANDLING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PROLONGED SITTING; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SELF-MONITORING; STATISTICAL MODELLING; TRUNK POSTURES; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORK EVENTS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PALLETS; STANDARDS; TRUCK DRIVERS; TRUCKS;

TRUCK TRANSPORTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INJURY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREDICTION; RISK REDUCTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; SITTING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRUNK; VIDEORECORDING; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BIOENGINEERING; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THORAX; TRANSPORTATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 67650501145     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130802460499     Document Type: Article

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