Occupational ergonomics. Theory and applications.

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• Personal Author:
  Bhattacharya, Amit ; McGlothlin, James D.
• Description:
  This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of ergonomics. It details the practical application of ergonomic principles in solving actual problems in the workplace, and reviews ergonomic case studies from various industries. It also contains helpful ergonomic tables; a work-saving list of vendors of ergonomic tools, software and video-training materials; and convenient ergonomic check lists. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Stress, Psychological

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• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis; Accident-prevention; Arm-injuries; Construction-industry; Construction-workers; Control-technology; Cumulative-trauma-disorders; Equipment-design; Ergonomics; Hand-tools; Human-factors-engineering; Injury-prevention; Job-stress; Manual-lifting; Manual-materials-handling; Muscle-function; Muscle-physiology; Muscle-stress; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Nerve-function; Nervous-system-disorders; Neuromotor-system; Neuromuscular-function; Neuromuscular-system; Neuropathology; Occupational-medicine; Physical-stress; Physiological-measurements; Posture; Repetitive-work; Risk-analysis; Task-performance; Work-capability
• ISBN:
  9780824794194
• Publisher:
  Marcel Dekker
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036870
• Citation:
  Bhattacharya A, McGlothlin JD, eds. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1996 Apr; :1-847
• Editor(s):
  Bhattacharya A; McGlothlin JD
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational ergonomics. Theory and applications
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/245856/cdc_245856_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]