Ergonomics issues among sewing machine operators in the textile manufacturing industry in Botswana

Work

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-289

  Sealetsa, O J ^a   Thatcher, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

absenteeism; developing countries; mental workload; Musculoskeletal disorders; physical workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BOTSWANA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BOTSWANA; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79956103509     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1131     Document Type: Article

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