| Document ID (ISN) | 104830 |
| CIS number |
06-473 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Scott P.A., Yisa M.G., McNeill M., Rongo L.M.B., Mutetwa B. |
| Title |
Ergonomics |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 2005, Vol.15, No.1, p.4-19. Illus. 40 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.ttl.fi/NR/rdonlyres/C0B756CA-C1BB-4CD5-AD4B-530056A301C9/0/AN105.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Collection of articles on ergonomics of relevance to African countries. Contents: field and laboratory ergonomic investigations in South Africa; ergonomics in small-scale grain mills in Nigeria; ergonomics in post-harvest agro-processing in Ghana; state of awareness of ergonomic principles among workers in small-scale industries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ergonomic hazards in the cotton spinning industry in Zimbabwe. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
small enterprises; developing countries; ergonomics; Africa |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
safety consciousness; cotton industry; Ghana; Nigeria; Tanzania, United Republic of; South Africa; ILO; noise; work posture; sitting posture; human factors; spinning; conditions of work; ergonomic evaluation; food industry; milling industry; Zimbabwe |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; Nigeria; Tanzania, United Republic of; South Africa; Zimbabwe |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
OSH in developing countries
Ergonomics
Small and medium-sized enterprises
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