Ergonomic evaluation of masons laying concrete masonry units and autoclaved aerated concrete

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-483

  Hess, Jennifer A ^a   Kincl, Laurel ^b   Amasay, Tal ^c   Wolfe, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Ergonomics; Low back injury; Masonry; Shoulder injury

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION; MASONRY MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE; CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS; ERGONOMIC EVALUATION; EXPOSURE PARAMETERS; LOW BACK INJURY; MASONRY; SHOULDER INJURY; WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

ERGONOMICS;

CONCRETE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SHOULDER PAIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77649180651     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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