Journal article
Task rotation effects on upper extremity and back muscle activity
Abstract
Job rotation is an intuitive approach to distributing work to minimize muscular fatigue. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate rotation between lifting and gripping on muscle activity and effort. Ten male participants performed all 4 combinations of two 15 min tasks in 30 min trials split between separate days to prevent fatigue. The tasks of lifting a 12 kg box and gripping at 20% of maximum were performed 6 times per minute (5 s …
Authors
Keir PJ; Sanei K; Holmes MWR
Journal
Applied Ergonomics, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 814–819
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.apergo.2011.01.006
ISSN
0003-6870