Short and longer duration effects of protective gloves on hand performance capabilities and subjective assessments in a screw-driving task

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1468-1483

  Dianat, Iman ^a   Haslegrave, Christine M ^b   Stedmon, Alex W ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly task; Glove; Hand performance capability; Screwdriver; Work duration

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TASKS; GLOVE; PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY; SCREWDRIVER; WORK DURATION;

CYANIDES; MUSCLE; SCREWS;

TOOLS;

ADULT; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649463139     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.528453     Document Type: Article

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