| Document ID (ISN) | 69736 |
| CIS number |
97-1714 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-6870 - Applied Ergonomics |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Zurada J., Karwowski W., Marras W.S. |
| Title |
A neural network-based system for classification of industrial jobs with respect to risk of low back disorders due to workplace design |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1997, Vol.28, No.1, p.49-58. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
The development of a neural network-based system for the classification of industrial jobs according to the potential risk for low back disorders is described. Data for the model were collected from observation of the trunk motions and quantification of workplace factors in repetitive tasks with high and low risk of low back disorders. The performance of the model was tested on a set of 87 jobs, of which 65 (74%) were correctly diagnosed as being of high or low risk. The system may be useful in hazard analysis and injury prevention associated with manual handling of loads. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
manual lifting; hazard evaluation; back disorders |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
risk factors; prediction; mathematical models |
| 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) |
Risk evaluation
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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