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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 /

Risk Assessment and Management of Repetitive Movements and Exertions of Upper Limbs.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colombini, Daniela
Otros Autores: Occhipinti, Enrico, Grieco, Antonio
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, �2002.
Colección:Elsevier ergonomics book series ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.