The Ergonomic Use of Hand Tools: Guidelines for the Practitioner

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• Personal Author:
  Dababneh A ; Waters, Thomas R.
• Description:
  This paper is the first step of a project currently in process at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The objective of this project is to establish guidelines for the selection and use of hand tools. We hope that readers of this paper will commenton its form and content which will help us plan the next step for a guideline that is comprehensive and easy to use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Hand-injuries Hand-protection Hand-tools Hazards Standards
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  208-215
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025299
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1999 Apr; 14(4):208-215
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Awwad Dababneh, DBBS, 4676 Columbia Parkway, C24, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998
• Email:
  abd7@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Schneider S
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f6868140e4b64f213b340f3b357d9b5ca5806590177bdb0913d093fba8a150da30747493cb037ac56135d2844e07a5f5324202a4450b2db0b7fcccac3922f8bb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196736/cdc_196736_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 344.77 KB ]