Limited economic evaluation to assess the effectiveness of a university-wide office ergonomics program

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 417-427

  Bidassie, Balmatee ^a,b   McGlothlin, James D ^b   Goh, Alina ^a,b   Feyen, Robert G ^a   Barany, James W ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost justification analysis; Cumulative trauma disorders; Incident cost; Office ergonomics program; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OFFICE EQUIPMENT;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COST JUSTIFICATION; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; LARGE ORGANIZATIONS; OFFICE ERGONOMICS; SAFETY AND HEALTHS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

ERGONOMICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ERGONOMICS; INJURY SEVERITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 77649191410     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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