| Document ID (ISN) | 112146 |
| CIS number |
11-0876 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Keyserling W.M., Wiggermann N., Werner R.A., Gell N. |
| Title |
Inter-worker variability in lower body postures during assembly line work: Implications for exposure assessment |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2010, Vol.7, No.5, p.261-271. 24 ref. |
| Internet access |
Inter-worker_variability.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This study evaluated inter-worker variability in lower body posture and work activity during highly-structured assembly line work. Data were collected from 79 assembly line workstations in an engine manufacturing plant. Because the plant utilized work teams, 4-8 workers rotated through each workstation. At least 30 min of videotape was collected from at least three workers at each workstation. A computer-assisted work sampling procedure randomly selected 200 video "freeze-frames" for each worker. Lower body postures and movements were determined for each frame and used to estimate the percentage of time the worker spent in various postures and activities. Chi-square analyses were performed for each workstation to assess the significance of inter-worker differences. Findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
assembly-line work; work posture; job study; motor vehicle industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
posture recording; ergonomics; body mechanics; statistical evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Ergonomics
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
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