Strains and sprains : a worker's guide to job design
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture Implement Workers, Detroit
UAW - Detroit
1982
37 p.
back disorders ; carpal tunnel syndrome ; checklist ; ergonomics ; manual lifting ; repetitive strain injury ; safety guide ; tendinitis ; trade union document ; work design ; wrist
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
0-9609274-0-9
PS-4451
"Contents of this training guide on job design: definition of ergonomics; twisting wrists (carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, white finger disease, multiple problems, tool design, grip design); weary arms (design principles to protect arms, repetition reduction, clamping things down, using body strengths, body reach); aching backs (design principles, lifting techniques, standing and sitting postures, workbench and chair height); action plan for better job design; inspection checklist. Questions (essentially, checklists) accompany each section of the text"
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