Industrial Ergonomics on Accelerate Research References

Advanced Whole-Body Assessment

Alwasel, A. (2017). Use of Kinematics to Minimize Construction Workers’ Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury (Doctoral dissertation, University of Waterloo).

Barbe, M. F., Gallagher, S., Massicotte, V. S., Tytell, M., Popoff, S. N., & Barr-Gillespie, A. E. (2013). The interaction of force and repetition on musculoskeletal and neural tissue responses and sensorimotor behavior in a rat model of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 14(1), 303.

Colyer, S. L., Evans, M., Cosker, D. P., & Salo, A. I. (2018). A review of the evolution of vision-based motion analysis and the integration of advanced computer vision methods towards developing a markerless system. Sports medicine-open, 4(1), 24.

da Costa, B. R., & Vieira, E. R. (2010). Risk factors for work‐related musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of recent longitudinal studies. American journal of industrial medicine, 53(3), 285-323.

Fan, Z. J., Harris‐Adamson, C., Gerr, F., Eisen, E. A., Hegmann, K. T., Bao, S., … & Garg, A. (2015). Associations between workplace factors and carpal tunnel syndrome: A multi‐site cross sectional study. American journal of industrial medicine, 58(5), 509-518.

Gallagher, S., & Heberger, J. R. (2013). Examining the interaction of force and repetition on musculoskeletal disorder risk: a systematic literature review. Human factors, 55(1), 108-124.

Gallagher, S., & Schall Jr, M. C. (2017). Musculoskeletal disorders as a fatigue failure process: evidence, implications and research needs. Ergonomics, 60(2), 255-269.

Han, S., & Lee, S. (2013). A vision-based motion capture and recognition framework for behavior-based safety management. Automation in Construction, 35, 131-141.

Keir, P. J., Farias Zuniga, A., Mulla, D. M., & Somasundram, K. G. (2019). Relationships and mechanisms between occupational risk factors and distal upper extremity disorders. Human Factors, 0018720819860683.

Keyserling, W. M. (2000). Workplace risk factors and occupational musculoskeletal disorders, Part 2: A review of biomechanical and psychophysical research on risk factors associated with upper extremity disorders. AIHAJ-American Industrial Hygiene Association, 61(2), 231-243.

Keyserling, W. M. (2000). Workplace risk factors and occupational musculoskeletal disorders, Part 2: A review of biomechanical and psychophysical research on risk factors associated with upper extremity disorders. AIHAJ-American Industrial Hygiene Association, 61(2), 231-243.

Kuorinka, I., Forcier, L., Hagberg, M., Silverstein, B., Wells, R., Smith, M. J., … & Pérusse, M. (1995). Work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs): a reference book for prevention. London: Taylor & Francis.

Liu, M., Han, S., & Lee, S. (2016). Tracking-based 3D human skeleton extraction from stereo video camera toward an on-site safety and ergonomic analysis. Construction Innovation, 16(3), 348-367.

Lu, M. L., Putz-Anderson, V., Garg, A., & Davis, K. G. (2016). Evaluation of the impact of the revised National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health lifting equation. Human factors, 58(5), 667-682.

Mehrizi, R., Peng, X., Xu, X., Zhang, S., Metaxas, D., & Li, K. (2018). A computer vision based method for 3D posture estimation of symmetrical lifting. Journal of biomechanics, 69, 40-46.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Observation-based posture assessment: review of current practice and recommendations for improvement. By Lowe BD, Weir PL, Andrews DM. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014–131.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Musculoskeletal disorders and workplace factors. A critical review of epidemiologic evidence for work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the neck, upper extremity, and low back. Bernard BP, ed. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-141, 1997 Jul; :1-590.

National Research Council. (2001). Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: low back and upper extremities. National Academies Press.

Seo, J., Alwasel, A., Lee, S., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., & Haas, C. (2019). A comparative study of in-field motion capture approaches for body kinematics measurement in construction. Robotica, 37(5), 928-946.

Swain, C. T., Pan, F., Owen, P. J., Schmidt, H., & Belavy, D. L. (2020). No consensus on causality of spine postures or physical exposure and low back pain: A systematic review of systematic reviews. Journal of biomechanics, 102, 109312.

van der Molen, H. F., Foresti, C., Daams, J. G., Frings-Dresen, M. H., & Kuijer, P. P. F. (2017). Work-related risk factors for specific shoulder disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Occupational and environmental medicine, 74(10), 745-755.

Design Guidelines – Access

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

OSHA, 29 CFR 1910, OSHA General Industry Regulations, Mangan Communications, Inc., Davenport, IA, 2004.

Pheasant, S. and Haslegrave, C., Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics, and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Design Guidelines – Controls and Displays

Bergqvist, U., Wolgast, E., Nilsson, B. and Voss, M., “Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Visual Display Terminal Workers: Individual, Ergonomic, and Work Organizational Factors,” Ergonomics, Vol. 38, No. 4, 1995, pp.763-776.

Chapanis, A. and Kinkade, R., Design of Controls, as taken from Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, Volume 1, Von Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1972.

Corlett, E. and Clark, T., The Ergonomics of Workspaces and Machines, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1995.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Grandjean, E., Fitting the Task to the Man, 4th ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1988.

Karwowksi, W. and Marras, W., The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.

Pheasant, S. and Haslegrave, C., Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics, and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Salvendy, G., Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2006.

Sanders, M. and McCormick, E., Human Factors in Engineering and Design, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993.

Wilson, J. and Corlett, N., Evaluation of Human Work, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1995.

Woodson, W. E., Tillman, B., & Tillman, P. (1992). Human factors design handbook: information and guidelines for the design of systems, facilities, equipment, and products for human use.

Design Guidelines – Environment

ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists), Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices for 2002, Cincinnati, OH.

ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists), Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices, Cincinnati, OH.

ANSI, American National Standard: Guide for the Measurement and Evaluation of Human Exposure to Vibration Transmitted to the Hand, ANSI S3.34, American Institute of Physics for the Acoustical Society of America, New York, 1986.

ANSI, American National Standard: Mechanical Vibration and Shock – Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration – Part 1: General Requirements, ANSI S3.18, 2002.

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Guidelines), Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy, ASHRAE 54-2004.

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Guidelines), Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, ASHRAE 61-2001.

Bernard, T., “Features of Heat Stress Control,” Radiation Production Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1989, pp.30–36.

Bolton, F. and Johnson, D., (Eds.), Engineering Reference Manual, 2nd ed., American Hygiene Association, Fairfax, VA, 1999.

Cushman, G. and Crist, B., “Illumination,” Handbook of Human Factors, Salvendy, G. (ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1987.

Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Official Journal of the European Communities, May 2000.

Directive 2002/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Official Journal of the European Communities, June 2002.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, Volume 2, New York, Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1986.

ISO, Evaluation of Human Exposure to Whole-Body Vibration – Part 1: General Requirements, ISO–2631, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 1985.

ISO, Mechanical Vibration – Guidelines for the Measurement and Assessment of Human Exposure to Hand-Transmitted Vibration, ISO–5349, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 1986.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), ISO/DIS 7933: Hot environments: analytical determination and interpretation of thermal stress using calculation of required sweat rate, Geneva, 1987.

Kamon, E., “Ergonomics of Heat and Cold,” Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine, Vol. 33, No. 1, 1975.

Kaufman, J. and Christensen, J., IES Lighting Handbook, 5th ed., Illuminating Engineering Society, New York, 1972.

Lum-i-neering Associates, Lighting Design Handbook, Final report, U.S. Government Contract No. N68305-76-C-0017 (AD) A074836), Port Hueneme, Calif., Civil Engineering Laboratory, Dept. of the Navy, 1979.

Mital, A., Nicholson, A., and Ayoub, M., A Guide to Manual Materials Handling, Taylor & Francis, Washington, D.C., 1993.

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), Criteria for a recommended standard-occupational exposure to hot environments, revised criteria 1986, DDHS (NIOSH), pp. 86–113, Washington, D.C., 1986.

OSHA, Occupational Noise Exposure Standard (29 CFR 1910.95), 1983.

Rissanen, S. and Rintamaki, H., “Thermal Responses and Physiological Strain in Men Wearing Impermeable and Semipermeable Protective Clothing in the Cold,” Ergonomics, Vol. 40, No. 2, February 1997, pp. 141–150.

Selan, J., The Advanced Ergonomics Manual, Advanced Ergonomics, Inc., Dallas, TX, 1994.

Tiemessen, I., Hulshof, C., Frings-Dresen, M., “An Overview of Strategies to Reduce Whole-Body Vibration Exposure on Drivers: A Systematic Review,” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol. 37, No. 3, January 2007.

Design Guidelines – Hand and Arm Strength

Department of Trade and Industry, Government Consumer Safety Research, “Strength Data for Design Safety – Phase 1,” October 2000, <http://www.dti.gov.uk> (January 2008).

Department of Trade and Industry, Government Consumer Safety Research, “Strength Data for Design Safety – Phase 2,” June 2002, <http://www.dti.gov.uk> (January 2008).

Karwowksi, W. and Marras, W., The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.

Kumar, S., Muscle Strength, CRC Press, New York, 2004.

Peebles, L. and Norris, B., ADULTDATA: The Handbook of Adult Anthropometric and Strength Measurements, Department of Trade and Industry, London, 1998.

Design Guidelines – Hand Tools

Cacha, C.A., Ergonomics and Safety in Hand Tools Design, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.

Ciriello, V., Webster, B., and Dempsey, P., “Maximal Acceptable Toques of Highly Repetitive Screw Driving, Ulnar Deviation, and Handgrip Tasks for 7-Hour Workdays,” American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Vol. 63, September/October 2002, pp. 594604.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Johnson, S., Ergonomic Hand Tool Design, Hand Clinics, Vol. 9, May 1993, pp. 299-311.

Karwowski, W. and Marras, W., The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.

Pheasant, S. and Haselgrave, C., Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics, and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Salvendy, G., Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, NJ, 2006.

Sanders, M. and McCormick, E., Human Factors in Engineering and Design, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY, 1993.

Strasser, H., Assessment of the Ergonomic Quality of Hand-Held Tools and Computer Input Devices: Volume 1, Ergonomics, Human Factors and Safety, IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2007.

Tichaur, E. and Gage, H., “Ergonomic Principles Basic to Hand Tool Design,” American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, Vol. 38, November 1977, pp. 622-634.

Design Guidelines – Laboratory

American Glovebox Society, Guideline for Gloveboxes, AGS-1998G001, Second Edition, 1998.

Corlett, E. and Clark, T., The Ergonomics of Workspaces and Machines, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1995.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, Vol. I, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Grandjean, E., Fitting the Task to the Man, 4th ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1988.

Sanders, M. and McCormick, E., Human Factors in Engineering and Design, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1993.

Vickroy and Hamilton, “Ergonomics Glove Port Design Using Computer Human Models,” NASA’s Web site: snail.msfc.nasa.gov, 1998.

Design Guidelines – Manual Material Handling

3D Static Strength Prediction Program™ (3D SSPP), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Al-Eisawi, K., Kerk, C., Congleton, J., Amendola, A., Jenkins, O., Gaines, W., “Factors Affecting Minimum Push and Pull Forces of Manual Carts,” Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 30, No. 3, June 1999, pp. 235–245.

Anon, “Handling the 55-gallon Drum,” Modern Materials Handling, Vol. 33, 1979, pp. 66–73, 120–122.

Caster Concepts, Albion, MI, www.casterconcepts.com.

Ciriello, V., “The Effects of Container Size, Frequency and Extended Horizontal Reach on Maximum Acceptable Weights of Lifting for Female Industrial Workers,” Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 38, No. 1, January 2007, pp. 1–5.

Dennis, G. and Barrett, R., “Spinal Loads During Two-Person Team Lifting: Effect of Load Mass Distribution,” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol. 32, No. 5, June 2003, pp. 349–358.

Dennis, G. and Barrett, R., “Spinal Loads During Two-Person Team Lifting: Effect of Matched Versus Unmatched Standing Height,” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol. 32, No. 1, June 2003, pp. 25–38.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Helander, M., A Guide of the Ergonomics of Manufacturing, Taylor & Francis, London, 1995.

Jansen, J., Hoozemans, M., Van der Beek, A., Frings-Dresen, M., “Evaluation of Ergonomic Adjustments of Catering Carts to Reduce External Pushing Forces,” Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 33, No. 2, March 2002, pp. 117–127.

Jorgensen, M., Handa, A., Veluswamy, P., Bhatt, M., “The Effect of Pallet Distance on Torso Kinematics and Low Back Disorder Risk,” Ergonomics, Vol. 48, No. 8, June 2005, pp. 949–963.

Jung, M., Haight, J., Freivalds, A., “Pushing and Pulling Carts and Two-Wheeled Hand Trucks,” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Vol. 35, No. 1, January 2005, pp. 79–89.

Karwowski, W. and Salvendy, G., Ergonomics in Manufacturing: Raising Productivity through Workplace Improvement, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Dearborn, MI, and Engineering & Management Press, Norcross, GA, 1998.

NIOSH, Cal/OSHA Consultation Services, CNA Insurance Companies, and Material handling Industry of America (MHIA), Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling, California Department of Industrial Relations, 2007.

Pheasant, S. and Haslegrave, C., Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics, and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Design Guidelines – Workstations

3D Static Strength Prediction Program™ (3D SSPP), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Abraham, S., Weight and height of adults 18-74 years of age. United States, 1971-1974, Vital and Health Statistics, Series II, No. 211, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Hyattsville, MD, 1979.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, 2003.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, BSR:HFES 100: Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, 2002.

Karwowksi, W., and Marras, W., The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL, 1999.

Pheasant, S., and Haslegrave, C., Bodyspace: Anthropometry, Ergonomics, and the Design of Work, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 2006.

Salvendy, G., Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, 2006.

Takeda, H., The Synchronized Production System: Going Beyond Just-in-Time Through Kaizen, London, Kogan Page, 2006.

General

Bhattacharya, A. & McGlothlin, J. (ed.), Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1996.

Chaffin, D.B., et al., Occupational Biomechanics, Wiley, New York, 1999. Corlett, E.N. and Clark, T.S., The Ergonomics of Workspaces and Machines, 2nd ed., Taylor & Francis, London, 1995.

European Agency for Safety, & Health at Work. (2000). Repetitive Strain Injuries in the Member States of the European Union: The Results of an Information Request. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

General Accounting Office. (1997). Worker protection: Private sector ergonomics programs yield positive results.

Health and Safety Statistics, Part 2: Occupational Ill-health Statistics, Health and Safety Executive, 2001.

Itasca, I. L. (2001). National Safety Council: injury facts, 2001 ed. Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.

Konz, S. and Johnson, S., Work Design – Industrial Ergonomics, Holcomb Hathaway, Scottsdale, AZ, 2000.

Kroemer, K., Kroemer, H., Kroemer-Elbert, K., Ergonomics – How to Design for Ease and Efficiency, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994.

Kroemer, K.H.E. and Grandjean, E., Fitting the Task to the Human, Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.

National Research Council. (2001). Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: low back and upper extremities. National Academies Press.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National News Release: USDL 99-3331999, Washington, D.C., 1999.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $afety Pays Program, Washington, D.C., 2012.

Manual Material Handling Analysis

Chaffin, D. B., et al., Occupational Biomechanics, New York: Wiley, 1999.

Snook, S. H. and Ciriello, V. M., Design of Manual Handling Tasks: Revised Tables of Maximum Acceptable Weights and Forces, Ergonomics, 30(9), 1991.

Waters, T.R., Putz-Anderson, V., Garg, A., and Fine, L.J., Revised NIOSH Equation for the Design and Evaluation of Manual Lifting Tasks, Ergonomics, 36(7), 1993.

Manual Whole-Body Assessment

Armstrong, T. J., Fine, L. J., Goldstein, S. A., Lifshitz, Y. R., & Silverstein, B. A. (1987). Ergonomics considerations in hand and wrist tendinitis. The Journal of hand surgery, 12(5), 830-837.

Armstrong, T. J., Foulke, J. A., Joseph, B. S., & Goldstein, S. A. (1982). Investigation of cumulative trauma disorders in a poultry processing plant. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 43(2), 103-116.

Armstrong, T. J., & Chaffin, D. B. (1979). Carpal tunnel syndrome and selected personal attributes. Journal of occupational medicine.: official publication of the Industrial Medical Association, 21(7), 481-486.

Barnhart, S., Demers, P. A., Miller, M., Longstreth Jr, W. T., & Rosenstock, L. (1991). Carpal tunnel syndrome among ski manufacturing workers. Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 46-52.

Bernard, B.P., Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and Workplace Factors, Washington, DC: National Technical Information Service, 1997.

Buckle, P. W., et al., Musculoskeletal disorders (and discomfort) and associated work factors, In N. Corlett, J. Wilson, and I. Manenica, (Eds.), The Ergonomics of Working Posture, London: Taylor & Francis, 1986.

Burdorf, A. and Sorock, G., Positive and Negative Evidence of Risk Factors for Back Disorders, Scand J Work Environ Health, 23, 243-256, 1997.

Chaffin, D. B., et al., Occupational Biomechanics, New York: Wiley, 1999.

Chiang, H-C, et al., Prevalence of Shoulder and Upper-Limb Disorders Among Workers in the Fish-Processing Industry, Scand J Work Environ Health, 19, 126-131, 1993.

Dartiques, J.F. et al., Prevalence and Risk Factors of Recurrent Cervical Pain Syndrome in a Working Population, Neuroepidemiology, 7, 99-105, 1988.

Eastman Kodak Company, Ergonomic Design for People at Work Volume 2, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.

Feldman, R.G. et al., Peripheral Nerve Entrapment Syndromes and Ergonomic Factors, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 4, 661-681, 1983.

Genaidy, A.M. et al., Ergonomic Risk Assessment: Preliminary Guidelines for Analysis of Repetition, Force, and Posture, J Hum Ergol (Tokyo), 1, 45-55, 1993.

Grandjean, E. and Hunting, W., Ergonomics of Posture – Review of Various Problems of Standing and Sitting Posture, Applied Ergonomics, 8.3, 135-140, 1977.

Hales, T.R. and Bernard, B.P., Epidemiology of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Orthop Clin North Am, 4, 679-709, 1996.

Keyserling, W.M., Workplace Risk Factors and Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders, Part 2:  A Review of Biomechanical and Psychophysical Research on Risk Factors Associated with Upper Extremity Disorders, Am Ind Hyg Assoc J, 61, 231-243, 2000.

Keyserling, W.M., Armstrong, T.J., and Punnett, L., Ergonomic job analysis: A structured approach for identifying risk factors associated with overexertion injuries and disorders, Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg., 6(5):353-363, 1991.

Keyserling, W.M., Postural Analysis of the Trunk and Shoulders in Real Time, Ergonomics, 29, 569-583, 1986.

Kuorinka, I. and Forcier, L., Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs): A Reference Book for Prevention, Bristol PA: Taylor & Francis, 1995.

Macfarlane, G.J. et al., Employment and Physical Work Activities as Predictors of Future Low Back Pain, Spine, 10, 1143-1149, 1997.

Moore, J.S. and Garg, A., Upper Extremity Disorders in a Pork Processing Plant:  Relationships Between Job Risk Factors and Morbidity, Am Ind Hyg Assoc J, 8, 703-715, 1994.

Muggleton, J.M. et al., Hand and Arm Injuries Associated with Repetitive Manual Work in Industry: A Review of Disorders, Risk Factors and Preventative Measures, Ergonomics, 5, 714-739, 1999.

OSHA, Ergonomics Program Management Guidelines for Meatpacking Plants, Washington: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA 3123), 1990.

Putz-Anderson, V., Cumulative trauma disorders: A manual for musculoskeletal diseases of the upper limbs, London: Taylor & Francis, 1988.

National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.

Nicholson, A.S. et al., A Guide to Manual Materials Handling, London: Taylor & Francis, 1997.

Ohlsson, et al., Repetitive Industrial Work and Neck and Upper Limb Disorders in Females, Am J Ind Med, 27, 731-747, 1995.

Punnett, L. and Keyserling, W.M., Exposure to Ergonomics Stressors in the Garment Industry: Application and Critique of Job-Site Analysis Methods, Ergonomics, 7, 1099-1016, 1987.

Punnett, L. et al., Back Disorders and Non-Neutral Trunk Postures of Automobile Assembly Workers, Scand J Work Environ Health, 5, 337-346, 1991.

Roquelaure, Y. et al., Occupational and Personal Risk Factors for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Industrial Workers, Scand J Work Environ Health, 5, 364-369, 1997.

Silverstein, B.A., The Prevalence of Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders in Industry, Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1985.

Sommerich, C.M. et al., Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Soft Tissue Disorders of the Shoulder:  A Review of Recent Investigations in the Literature, Ergonomics, 6, 697-717, 1993.

Stetson, D.S. et al., Median Sensory Distal Amplitude and Latency: Comparisons Between Non-exposed Managerial/Professional Employees and Industrial Workers, Am J Ind Med, 24, 175-189, 1993.

Ulin, S. and Armstrong, T.J., A strategy for evaluating occupational risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders, Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2(1), 1992.

Van Cott, H.P., and Kinkade, R. G., Human Engineering Guide to Equipment Design, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972.

Viikari-Jantara, E.R.A. The Scientific Basis for Making Guidelines and Standards to Prevent Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Ergonomics, 10, 10971117, 1997.

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012, http://www.bls.gov.

National Academy of Sciences, Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities, National Academy Press, 2001.

National Research Council. (2001). Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: low back and upper extremities. National Academies Press.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1990). Ergonomics program management guidelines for meatpacking plants. Washington (DC): Department of Labor.

Silverstein, B. A. (1985). The prevalence of upper extremity cumulative disorders in industry (Thesis), The University of Michigan. Occupational Health and Safety.

Tichauer, E. R. (1978). The biomechanical basis of ergonomics: Anatomy applied to the design of work situations. John Wiley & Sons.