Chaffin's Occupational Biomechanics
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Occupational Biomechanics, Fifth Edition provides thefoundations and tools to assemble and evaluate biomechanicalprocesses. It describes the mechanical side of ergonomics. Thisrevision of a well-established graduate-level text enables the bookto stay current with research and development in occupationalbiomechanics. All chapters are updated to reflect recent data(anthropometry for example). New methods in biomechanics, simulation, movement recording, job analysis, hand activity, andmuscle fatigue have been inserted. Rarely used job analysismethods (example: posture targeting) are removed and replaced bymore contemporary methods (example: Hand Activity Level). Sinceworker selection is no longer a predominant issue, this part hasbeen removed and the section on administrative controls isdeveloped further. Review questions are updated and/orexpanded.
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