128 Pages
by
CRC Press
128 Pages
by
CRC Press
128 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This book focuses exclusively on ergonomics in the design and use of hand tools. Hand tools have been an integral supplement to the human hand since the beginning of civilization. Recently, they have been pinpointed as a prominent cause of workplace disease. Cumulative Trauma Disorders such as Tendonitus, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and Raynaud's Syndrome are caused by the specialization of motion... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgment, Chapter 1: History of Hand Tools, Chapter 2: Human Factors and the Hand Tool, Chapter 3: Epidemiology of Tool Use, Chapter 4: Pathology and Physiology of Hand and Arm, Chapter 5: Anatomy of the Upper Extremity, Chapter 6: Anthropometry of the Hand, Chapter 7: Kinesiology of Arm and Hand, Chapter 8: Biomechanics and Hand Tools, Chapter 9: Ergonomics and the Hand Tool, Chapter 10: Safe Design and Safe Use of Hand Tools, Chapter 11: Programs, Chapter 12: Validation Procedures, References, Further Reading, Index
Biography
Cacha, Charles A.
