Risk assessment and management of repetitive movements and exertions of upper limbs job analysis, OCRA risk indices, prevention strategies, and design principles / Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti, Antonio Grieco.
| Author/creator | Colombini, Daniela |
| Other author | Occhipinti, Enrico. |
| Other author | Grieco, Antonio. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, |
| Description | 200 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Engineering pre-2007 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Analisi e la gestione del rischio nel lavoro manuale ripetitivo-manuale per i'uso del sisterna OCRA. English |
| Series | Elsevier ergonomics book series ; v. 2 |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1. An introduction to ergonomics and the aim of this hand book -- 2. Musculoskeletal diseases due to biomechanical overload -- 3. Establishing the presence of risk and the subsequent means of intervention -- 4. The general model of exposure analysis: relevant definitions and their interaction with job analysis using the methods-time measurement (MTM) system -- 5. Work organization analysis: task analysis, cycle time and rest periods -- 6. Analysis of repetitiveness and frequency of action -- 7. Analysis and quantification of force using the Borg Scale -- 8. Analysis and evaluation of working postures -- 9. Definition and quantification of additional risk factors -- 10. Analysis and evaluation of recovery periods -- 11. Proposed concise index for the assessment of exposure to repetitive movements of the upper limbs (OCRA Index) -- 12. A check-list model for the quick evaluation of risk exposure (OCRA Index) -- 13. European technical standards in the ergonomics -- 14. Guidelines for designing jobs featuring repetitive tasks -- 15. A longitudinal study of workers with WMSDs after returning to a redesigned workstation: criteria for the return of workers to the workforce. |
| General note | Translation of: L'Analisi E La Gestione Del Rischio Nel Lavoro Manuale Ripetitivo-Manuale Per I'uso del Sisterna OCRA. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-181). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002510140 |
| ISBN | 0080440800 |
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