The impact of an increase in work rate on task demands for a simulated industrial hand tool assembly task

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-89

  Gooyers, Chad E ^a   Stevenson, Joan M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Hand tool; Kinematics; Riveting; Work pace

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY TASKS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS; GLOBAL COMPETITION; MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULAR EFFORT; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES; NON-VALUE ADDED TIME; PHYSICAL DEMAND; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS; REPETITIVE WORKS; RISK FACTORS; RIVETING PROCESS; SEMI-AUTOMATED; TASK DEMAND; UPPER EXTREMITY; WORK PACE; WRIST FLEXION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRY; KINEMATICS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MANUFACTURE; MUSCLE; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVETING;

HAND TOOLS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84855936917     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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