Older females in the workforce–the effects of age on psychophysical estimates of maximum acceptable lifting loads

Ergonomics

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1708-1717

  Chen, Jade A ^a   Dickerson, Clark R ^a   Wells, Richard P ^a   Laing, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; industrial ergonomics; injury risks; manual handling; physical work capacity

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS;

AGEING; INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS; INJURY RISK; MANUAL HANDLING; PHYSICAL WORK;

HEART;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; WORK CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIFTING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020657552     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2017.1335883     Document Type: Article

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