Developing ergonomic interventions to reduce musculoskeletal disorders in grocery distribution centers

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1229-1233

  Lavender, Steven A ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a   Johnson, Monica R ^a   Radin, Zaid ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; FOCUS GROUPS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; ORDER PICKING; PALLET JACKS;

HEAVY WATER; PROBLEM SOLVING; WAREHOUSES;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 79952961978     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1518/107118110X12829369834762     Document Type: Conference Paper

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