| Document ID (ISN) | 78186 |
| CIS number |
02-460 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1529-8663 - AIHA Journal |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Nussbaum M.A., Clark L.L., Lanza M.A., Rice K.M. |
| Title |
Fatigue and endurance limits during intermittent overhead work |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 2001, Vol.62, No.4, p.446-456. Illus. 90 ref. |
| Abstract |
An ergonomic evaluation of tasks requiring the hands to be used at or above shoulder level has been conducted first of all with a laboratory simulation of overhead assembly work. In this simulation the duty cycle (work/rest ratio), arm reach and hand orientation of a tapping task were varied. Females exhibited longer endurance times, delayed reports of discomfort and slower declines in strength. Influences of duty cycle were found on both endurance and fatigue times, which are presented as criteria for preliminary evaluation of overhead work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
endurance limit; fatigue; fatigue assessment; sex-linked differences; intermittent work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomic evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue
|
