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Usefulness of the Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) tool in detecting differences before and after an ergonomics intervention [PDF]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Most ergonomics studies on office workstations evaluate the effects of an intervention only by subjective measures such as musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.
Fernanda Cabegi de Barros, Cristiane Shinohara Moriguchi, Thaís Cristina Chaves, David M. Andrews, Michael Sonne, Tatiana de Oliveira Sato   +5 more
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The impact of health education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice of office workers about office ergonomics: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Ergonomics is fundamental to improving safety and efficiency in offices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a health education intervention on office workers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding ...
Faten Ezzelarab Younis, Sally Abdelwanees, Amira Mohamed Abdel-Monaem, Shaimaa Yaihya Abdel-Raouf   +3 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF ERGONOMICS PARAMETERS ON READY-MADE GARMENTS INDUSTRY AN ANALYTICAL RESEARCH [PDF]

مجلة بحوث التربية النوعية, 2014
The research shed lights on analysis the parameters of ergonomics relevant to the attributes of [cognitive, Engineering and technology] whichcontribute on improving the RMGI working system through fitting the integration between human/labor ...
Heba AbuEl-Nasr, Ahmed El-Tahan
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The effect of ergonomic intervention in reducing musculoskeletal disorders by Snook table method in a steel industry [PDF]

Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2014
The most frequent and expensive cause category of compensable loss is manual material handling (MMH). Casting workers who handle oxygen (O2) cylinders manually are at risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
Omid Giahi, Mansur Sarabi, Jamshid Khoubi, Ebrahim Darvishi   +3 more
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Can hypnosis and virtual reality reduce anxiety, pain and fatigue among patients who undergo cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2020
Background Different non-pharmacological techniques, including hypnosis and virtual reality (VR) are currently used as complementary tools in the treatment of anxiety, acute and chronic pain.
Floriane Rousseaux, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Anne-Sophie Nyssen, Nadia Dardenne, Didier Ledoux, Paul B. Massion, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse   +6 more
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Social construction as a means of ergonomic intervention

Gestão & Produção, 2022
Although Ergonomic Workplace Analysis (EWA) practice is common in Brazil, some critics have asserted that it is not sufficient to bring about an effective change of the workplace.
Raoni Rocha, José Marçal Jackson Filho, Alain Garrigou, Adelaide Nascimento   +3 more
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Pratiques d’ergonomes et dynamiques de transformation dans le cadre de l’expertise SSCT pour les CSE

Activités, 2021
HSWC expertise- now CSE expertise (social and economic committees in French companies) in Health, Safety and Working Conditions- is a form of ergonomics practice.
Claire Violleau, Bernard Dugué
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Ergonomic Evaluation of Current Advancements in Blueberry Harvesting

Agronomy, 2018
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) accounted for 32% of days-away-from-work cases in private industry in 2016. Several factors have been associated with MSDs, such as repetitive motion, excessive force, awkward and/or sustained postures, and ...
Eunsik Kim, Andris Freivalds, Fumiomi Takeda, Changying Li   +3 more
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Des apports d’une formation-action à l’analyse ergonomique du travail dans l’intervention ergonomique. Réflexions d’un praticien

Activités, 2017
This paper focuses on a practitioner’s structured feed-back regarding the implementation of a training-action on the ergonomic analysis of work during an ergonomic intervention.
Pascal Girardot, Justine Forrierre
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Prendre en compte le sexe et le genre dans le choix des situations à analyser : un enjeu pour l’intervention ergonomique

Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé, 2016
Sex and gender (s/g) must be considered in the field of OHS, since men and women do not hold the same jobs and are not exposed to the same work conditions and hazards.
Marie Laberge, Sandrine Caroly
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