A biomechanical investigation of forces applied to the lift truck steering wheel: Effects of posture, gender and hand contact on cumulative low back loading

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 544-557

  Kociolek, Aaron M ^a   Eger, Tammy ^b   Grenier, Sylvain G ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D Match; cumulative load; hand contact forces; lift truck; low back pain; steering wheel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859250555     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639221003753284     Document Type: Article

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