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Autor:
Katharyn A. Grant, Daniel J. Habes
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 20:339-346
The effects of workstation and tool handle design on strength and upper extremity muscle activity during a simulated manual screwdriving task were examined. Fifteen male participants performed maximal (100%) and submaximal (75% and 50%) exertions wit
Publikováno v:
Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 12:253-258
Abstract: Hazardous conditions due to manual material handling activities at loading docks have long been observed. An attempt to evaluate the magnitude of lifting hazards in the shipping department of a wooden cabinet manufacturing company is descri
Autor:
Daniel J. Habes, Katharyn A. Grant
Publikováno v:
Applied Ergonomics. 28:129-137
Meat cutting has long been associated with a high incidence rate of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. This study examined upper extremity muscle activities and force exertion capabilities to identify postures which have potential for causing
Publikováno v:
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2(4)
Motor conduction delay has been demonstrated in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), however, there is also evidence that conduction slowing can be effected by other factors, e.g., the aging process. Recent development of the digital electrone
Autor:
Daniel J. Habes, Katharyn A. Grant
Publikováno v:
Ergonomics. 38:2078-2090
Mounting evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent among US retail food workers. Cashiers who use electronic scanners appear to be at especially high risk for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. Checkstand design has been
Evaluation of an Accelerometric Activity Monitor as an Exposure Assessment Tool in Ergonomic Studies
Publikováno v:
Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 10:461-466
Valid and reliable methods of assessing exposures to repetitive and forceful activities are needed to address the relationship between work tasks and the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. The utility of wrist-worn activity mon
Autor:
Katharyn A. Grant
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 38:549-553
An obstacle to the development of guidelines for reducing forceful hand movements is that manual force is not easily measured or estimated at the worksite, especially during highly dynamic activities. Grip force requirements during manual work are de
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 13:31-39
Difficulties in directly assessing the forcefulness of manual work have led to a search for alternative methods of estimating force exertion. The relationships between normalized grip force psychophysical ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and the e
Autor:
Daniel J. Habes, Katharyn A. Grant, Laurie A. Piacitelli, Sherry Baron, Marie Haring Sweeney, Lawrence J. Fine, Vern Putz-Anderson
Publikováno v:
Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 8:929-936
Increasing evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders are common in the U.S. retail food industry. Cashiers who use electronic scanners appear to be at especially high risk for upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs). One potential s
Publikováno v:
Scopus-Elsevier
Valid and reliable measures of hand/wrist activity are needed to address the relationship between work tasks and the development of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders. The utility of the actigraph for measuring wrist activity in manual work wa