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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004773703321

Autore

Colombini Daniela

Titolo

Risk assessment and management of repetitive movements and exertions of upper limbs : job analysis, Ocra risk indices, prevention strategies,  and design principles / / Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti, Antonio Grieco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2002

ISBN

1-281-07230-3

9786611072308

0-08-054060-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Elsevier ergonomics book series ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

OcchipintiEnrico

GriecoAntonio

Disciplina

617.1

Soggetti

Overuse injuries - Prevention

Arm - Wounds and injuries - Prevention

Occupational diseases - Prevention

Risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-181).

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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