Comparing dynamic and stationary standing postures in an assembly task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 649-654

  Balasubramanian, Venkatesh ^a   Adalarasu, K ^a   Regulapati, Rahul ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Manufacturing ergonomics; Occupational safety; Psychophysics; sEMG; Standing postures; Work related musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING ERGONOMICS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SEMG; STANDING POSTURES; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; ERGONOMICS; FLOORS; MUSCLE; PHYSICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ERGONOMICS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 68349125038     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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