Relationship between aerobic capacity, injury risk and tenure for new-hire delivery drivers

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1395-1401

  Anderson, Charles K ^a  

^a Advanced Ergonomics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury risk; Musculoskeletal disorders; Niosh lifting equation; Personnel selection; Physical work capacity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; INJURY RATE; INJURY RISK; INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; NIOSH LIFTING EQUATION; PHYSICAL WORK;

HEALTH RISKS; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIFTING; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958587514     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.524252     Document Type: Article

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