Muscular-skeletal diseases require scientifically designed sewing workstations

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-40

  Polajnar, Andrej ^a   Leber, Marjan ^a   Herzog, Natasa Vujica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dressmakers; Musculoskeletal diseases; Prevention; Working postures; Working station

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROBLEMS; ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED WORKSTATIONS; GARMENT INDUSTRIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS; SKELETAL DISEASE; SLOVENIA; SURVEY RESEARCH; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORKING POSTURES; WORKING STATIONS;

CONDITION MONITORING;

SEWING MACHINES;

EID: 76649128696     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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