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Testing the reliability and validity of risk assessment methods in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Ergonomics, 2021
There is growing interest in the use of systems-based risk assessment methods in Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE). The purpose of this study was to test the intra-rater reliability and criterion-referenced concurrent validity of three systems-based ...
A. Hulme, N. Stanton, G. Walker, P. Waterson, P. Salmon   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Operator State in a Workplace Simulation Modulates Eye-Blink Related EEG Activity

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
Evaluating and understanding the cognitive demands of natural activities has been difficult using neurocognitive approaches like mobile EEG. While task-unrelated stimuli are commonly added to a workplace simulation to estimate event-related cognitive ...
Emad Alyan, Edmund Wascher, Stefan Arnau, Ruth Kaesemann, Julian Elias Reiser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Working from home in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the Employees Working From Home (EWFH) study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To investigate the impacts, on mental and physical health, of a mandatory shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross sectional, online survey.Setting Online survey was conducted from September 2020 to November 2020 in
Rwth Stuckey, Jodi Oakman, Natasha Kinsman, Katrina Lambert, Melissa Graham, Victoria Weale   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rapid review of mental and physical health effects of working at home: how do we optimise health?

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes to the working arrangements of millions of employees who are now based at home and may continue to work at home, in some capacity, for the foreseeable future.
Jodi Oakman, Natasha Kinsman, Rwth Stuckey, Melissa Graham, Victoria Weale   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A participatory ergonomics intervention to re-design work and improve the musculoskeletal health of paramedics: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background In this paper, we present the protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a participative risk management intervention to address work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
Karen Davies, Victoria Weale, Jodi Oakman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Editorial: Human factors and cognitive ergonomics in advanced industrial human-robot interaction. [PDF]

Front Robot AI
Billing E, Fraboni F, Gualtieri L, Rosen PH, Thorvald P.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors at 75: perspectives on contemporary challenges and future directions for Ergonomics and Human Factors [PDF]

Ergonomics
As the UK’s Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is worth reflecting on our discipline’s contribution, current state, and critical future endeavours.
Paul M. Salmon, Catherine M. Burns, Suzy Broadbent, Satyan Chari, Robyn Clay‐Williams, Peter A. Hancock, Daniel P. Jenkins, Ann Mills, Katie J. Parnell, Katherine L. Plant, Gemma J. M. Read, Sarah Sharples, Steven Shorrock, Neville A. Stanton, Guy H. Walker, Claire Williams, Patrick Waterson, Mark S. Young   +17 more
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Detection of Road Objects With Small Appearance in Images for Autonomous Driving in Various Traffic Situations Using a Deep Learning Based Approach

IEEE Access, 2020
Effectively detecting road objects in various environments would significantly improve driving safety for autonomous vehicles. However, small objects, low illumination, and blurred outline in images strongly limit the performance of current road object ...
Guofa Li, Heng Xie, Weiquan Yan, Yunlong Chang, Xingda Qu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systems Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods: Applications, Outcomes, and Future Directions

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries
Systems human factors and ergonomics (HFE) methods are increasingly being applied to diverse problems across various domains. This scoping review identified peer‐reviewed applications of systems HFE methods to determine which methods have been applied ...
Samantha Jackson, Gemma J. M. Read, Adam Hulme, Paul M. Salmon   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources

A Digital Twin-Based Platform towards Intelligent Automation with Virtual Counterparts of Flight and Air Traffic Control Operations

Applied Sciences, 2021
Automation technologies have been deployed widely to boost the efficiency of production and operations, to trim the complicated process, and to reduce the human error involved.
Cho Yin Yiu, Kam K. H. Ng, Ching-Hung Lee, Chun Ting Chow, Tsz Ching Chan, Kwok Chun Li, Ka Yeung Wong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source