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Ergonomic Intervention and Sustainable Innovation
AHFE International, 2022Among the reasons interfering with the product development are the human being necessities concerning with activities that one has to do to make possible the action in his/her environment. In order to satisfy such necessities, the practice of Design allow us to find project solutions that yield the balance among several factors inherent to the process ...
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Disability, injury and ergonomics intervention
Disability and Rehabilitation, 2001Disability due to work injury, trauma or disease is prevalent in our society. Also, due to slower growth of population and rapid increase in ageing population there may be an increasing pressure on shrinking labour pool. The purpose of this study is to review disability profile with common disabilities, socioeconomic impact of these disabilities, make ...
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Ergonomic Interventions Concepts and Research
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2000The development of cooperative ergonomic intervention research between labor and the scientific community is necessary to develop an objective data base to resolve workplace safety and health problems or deficiencies as well as adequately determine which measures reduce/prevent worker health problems related to improper workplace ergonomics.
David LeGrande +2 more
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Ergonomics Intervention of Workplaces Using SEANES Ergonomic Checkpoints
2018Ergonomics improvements in the workplace are gaining impetus in industry. As a means of fitting the workplace to workers, ergonomics improvements are increasingly applied with the aim of improving safety, health and productivity at work. A broad range of ergonomics measures can be applied through the initiative of workers.
Halimahtun Khalid +2 more
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A Business Case for Patient Care Ergonomic Interventions
Nursing Administration Quarterly, 2005This article provides a framework for a business case for patient ergonomic programs that accentuates the financial gains to be realized from such programs as compared to meeting safety requirements. An introduction is made to such commonly used measures as payback period, net present value analysis and internal rate of return.
Kris, Siddharthan +2 more
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Ergonomics intervention in an Iranian television manufacturing industry
WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2011Objective: The primary goal of this study was to use the Strain Index (SI) to assess the risk of developing upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in a television (TV) manufacturing industry and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention. Methods: The project was designed and implemented in two stages.
M, Motamedzade +3 more
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Digestive Endoscopy
Recently, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among endoscopists have attracted considerable attention. MSDs are caused by prolonged static postures, forceful manual exertions, and repetitive twisting maneuvers. Basic knowledge of ergonomics is useful for improving the posture, movements, and work environment of endoscopists, as well as developing ...
Ippei Matsuzaki +7 more
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Recently, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among endoscopists have attracted considerable attention. MSDs are caused by prolonged static postures, forceful manual exertions, and repetitive twisting maneuvers. Basic knowledge of ergonomics is useful for improving the posture, movements, and work environment of endoscopists, as well as developing ...
Ippei Matsuzaki +7 more
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Ergonomic intervention for employed persons with rheumatic conditions
Work, 2013Prior articles in this series on employment and arthritis have documented the major impact arthritis and other rheumatic conditions have on employment. As expected, physically demanding job tasks, including hand use, are substantial risk factors for work limitation. Computer use has been increasing.
Saralynn J, Allaire +3 more
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Effect of an Ergonomics Intervention on Workstations of Microscope Workers
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2008OBJECTIVE. This study evaluated the effect of an occupational therapy ergonomics intervention on the workstation design and body positioning of microscope workers at a fiber optics facility. METHOD.
Amy R, Darragh +2 more
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An electromyographic analysis of an ergonomic intervention with the jackleg drill
Applied Ergonomics, 1990The jackleg drill is involved in more accidents than any other hand tool used in the underground metal/non-metal mining industries. A significant portion of these accidents are exertion injuries to the trunk. The experiments described in this paper were developed as a result of previous task and biomechanical analyses evaluating the operation of the ...
S A, Lavender, W S, Marras
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