Article
Ergonomic Analysis of a Hair Salon
Journal of Management and Engineering Integration
Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2008
Disciplines
Abstract/Description
Cosmetology involves a number of diverse tasks that have been implicated in cumulative trauma disorders and in other workplace injuries. This case study presents an analysis of injury risk and prevalence in a salon. Individual, occupational, and organizational factors are considered, and potential areas where risk can be reduced are presented.
Publisher
International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems
Citation Information
Joseph Keebler, David Schuster and Scott Ososky. "Ergonomic Analysis of a Hair Salon" Journal of Management and Engineering Integration Vol. 1 Iss. 1 (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_r_keebler/87/