Ergonomic evaluation in a values transportation company in Venezuela.
The objective was to analyze the work activity and identify risk factors that could account for musculoskeletal disorders in the upper extremities, shoulder and neck of workers of a transport values company in Venezuela. The methods used were: collective interview, tasks observation, evaluation of p...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 41; pp. 710 - 714 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012 Supplement
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