Perceptions of postural stability after transitioning to standing among construction workers

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-172

  DiDomenico, Angela ^a   McGorry, Raymond W ^a   Huang, Yueng Hsiang ^a   Blair, Michael F ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Construction; Falls; Perception; Postural stability

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BALANCE; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; FALLS; NON-FATAL INJURIES; PERCEPTION; POSTURAL STABILITY; RISK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING POSTURES;

COMMERCE; ERGONOMICS; RISK PERCEPTION; STABILITY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 70449521077     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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