Effect of cold conditions on manual performance while wearing petroleum industry protective clothing

Industrial Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-451

  Wiggen, Øystein Nordrum ^a,b   Sigri, Heen ^a   Færevik, Hilde ^b   Reinertsen, Randi Eidsmo ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cold; Finger dexterity; Manual performance; Petroleum work; Protective clothing

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; HAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLD TEMPERATURE; HAND; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051759953     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.MS1236     Document Type: Article

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