Examination of the effect of tool mass and work postures on perceived exertion for a screw driving task
dc.contributor.author | Ulin, Sheryl S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Armstrong, Thomas J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Snook, Stover H. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Monroe-Keyserling, W. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-10T15:38:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-10T15:38:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993-08 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Ulin, Sheryl S., Armstrong, Thomas J., Snook, Stover H., Monroe-Keyserling, W. (1993/08)."Examination of the effect of tool mass and work postures on perceived exertion for a screw driving task." International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 12(1-2): 105-115. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/30647> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V31-481DT5V-5C/2/88862b5f566a036962629b6b395f1ed5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/30647 | |
dc.description.abstract | Eighteen subjects with industrial work experience drove screws into perforated sheet metal at three vertical (64, 114 and 165 cm) locations with a pistol-shaped tool, and at two horizontal (13 and 63 cm) work locations using an in-line tool. Both air-powered tools were varied in mass (1, 2 and 3 kg). Subjects drove screws using each tool mass at all work locations. After driving 25 screws at a particular work location/tool mass combination, subjects assessed their perceived exertion for that condition using the Borg ten-point ratio rating scale and completed a body part discomfort survey. Both tool mass and work location were significant factors in determining the ratings. As tool mass increased, so did the ratings of perceived exertion (18% to 100%). The lowest ratings of perceived exertion were at 114 cm on the vertical surface and at 13 cm on the horizontal surface. For the vertical surface, the body part discomfort data revealed that the low back and the right arm were often cited as uncomfortable at 64 cm, the right arm was identified as uncomfortable at 114 cm, and the right arm and the chest were cited as uncomfortable at 165 cm. For the horizontal surface, at both 13 cm and 63 cm, the neck and the right arm were identified as uncomfortable. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.title | Examination of the effect of tool mass and work postures on perceived exertion for a screw driving task | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Industrial and Operations Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Center for Ergonomics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Center for Ergonomics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Center for Ergonomics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Hopkinton Research Center, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/30647/1/0000289.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-8141(93)90042-C | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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