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Risk assessment and management of repetitive movements and exertions of upper limbs : job analysis, Ocra risk indices, prevention strategies, and design principles
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Risk Assessment and Management of Repetitive Movements and Exertions of Upper Limbs.
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- Creator
- Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti, Antonio Grieco
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, [2002]
- ©2002
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations
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- ISBNs
- 0080440800, 0080540600, 1281072303, 9780080540603, 9780080440804, 9786611072308
- OCLC
- ocn320805995
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181).
- Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. An introduction to ergonomics and the aim of this hand book -- Chapter 2. Musculoskeletal diseases due to biomechanical overload -- Chapter 3. Establishing the presence of risk and the subsequent means of intervention -- Chapter 4. The general model of exposure analysis: relevant definitions and their interaction with job analysis using the methods-time measurement (MTM) system -- Chapter 5. Work organization analysis: task analysis, cycle time and rest periods -- Chapter 6. Analysis of repetitiveness and frequency of action -- Chapter 7. Analysis and quantification of force using the Borg Scale -- Chapter 8. Analysis and evaluation of working postures -- Chapter 9. Definition and quantification of additional risk factors -- Chapter 10. Analysis and evaluation of recovery periods -- Chapter 11. Proposed concise index for the assessment of exposure to repetitive movements of the upper limbs (OCRA Index) -- Chapter 12. A check-list model for the quick evaluation of risk exposure (OCRA Index) -- Chapter 13. European technical standards in the ergonomics -- Chapter 14. Guidelines for designing jobs featuring repetitive tasks -- Chapter 15. A longitudinal study of workers with WMSDs after returning to a redesigned workstation: criteria for the return of workers to the workforce -- Essential References -- Addendum: Forms and Checklists -- Last Page