TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colombini,Daniela
AU  - Grieco,Antonio
AU  - Occhipinti,Enrico
TI  - Risk assessment and management of repetitive movements and exertions of upper limbs  job analysis, ocra risk indices, prevention strategies and design principles
T2  - Elsevier Ergonomics Book Series
SN  - 80440800
PY  - 2002///
CY  - La Vergne (Tennesseee, Estados Unidos)
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Brazo
KW  - Heridas y lesiones
KW  - Enfermedades ocupacionales
KW  - Prevención y control
KW  - Salud ocupacional
KW  - Trastornos de traumas acumulados
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas; Machine generated contents note: 1. An introduction to ergonomics and the aim of this hand book. -- 2. Musculoskeletal diseases due to biomechanical overload. -- 3. Establishing the presence of risk and the subsequent means of intervention. -- 4. The general model of exposure analysis: relevant definitions and their interaction with job analysis using the methods-time measurement (MTM) system. -- 5. Work organization analysis: task analysis, cycle time and rest periods. -- 6. Analysis of repetitiveness and frequency of action. -- 7. Analysis and quantification of force using the Borg Scale. -- 8. Analysis and evaluation of working postures. -- 9. Definition and quantification of additional risk factors. -- 10. Analysis and evaluation of recovery periods. -- 11. Proposed concise index for the assessment of exposure to repetitive movements of the upper limbs (OCRA Index). -- 12. A check-list model for the quick evaluation of risk exposure (OCRA Index). -- 13. European technical standards in the ergonomics. -- 14. Guidelines for designing jobs featuring repetitive tasks. -- 15. A longitudinal study of workers with WMSDs after returning to a redesigned workstation: criteria for the return of workers to the workforce
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2002510140.html
ER  -