Ergonomic Risk Factors and Characteristics of Hand Tool Design

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kong, Yong-Ku
• Description:
  Topics discussed include: 1. Handtool related injury; 2. Hand tool design characteristics; 3. Applications of hand tool designs; 4. Checklist for the ergonomic evaluation of hand tools; and 5. NIOSH research - handle size study. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Cumulative-trauma Cumulative-trauma-disorders Equipment-design Hand-injuries Hand-tools Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Repetitive-work Tools
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  107-127
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025651
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Incheon, Korea: Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency, 2003 Sep; :107-127
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:70460eafca8f81af97e5230a34f65bf1da81e1bd3546477add69859b435630cb6037bfe2b4f4529b43c7b844107c4d857553eec212fb73c20984733769a88071
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196929/cdc_196929_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]