Current application of work system simulation in participatory ergonomics (PE) design includes a variety of different simulation media. However, the actual influence of the media attributes on the simulation outcome has received less attention. This study investigates two simulation media: full-scale mock-ups and table-top models. The aim is to compare, how the media attributes of fidelity and ...

This study developed an ergonomic evaluation system for the design of high-altitude partial pressure suits (PPSs). A total of twenty-one Chinese males participated in the experiment which tested three types of ergonomics indices (manipulative mission, operational reach and operational strength) were studied using a three-dimensional video-based motion capture system, a target-pointing board, a ...

The long-term success of a company’s ergonomics program is dependent upon a well-established foundation endorsed by leadership. Too many organizations have launched an ergonomics program without a strong foundation, only to have it “fizzle” when the business climate and direction change, or when key leaders change. Failure to start a program effectively results in loss of credibility and trust ...

Recent developments of research and application of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) are described, in particular the domain of healthcare delivery. HFE activities in this domain are highlighted and challenges for the discipline and the International Ergonomics Association are presented.

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of intensity of low back discomfort with two factors that contribute to low back pain -ergonomics risk factors and psychosocial factors- most seen in emergency unit nurses. methods: this cross-sectional survey was conducted on 120 emergency unit nurses in isfehan. for daily assessment of psychosocial and ergonomics factors and inten...

Ergonomics is often written about and many dental professionals think they are practicing the concepts of ergonomics in their daily office activities. However, ergonomics the science that studies the relationship between people and their work environment often falls short when a dental staff chooses equipment for the dental treatment room to practice true four-handed dentistry. Thus, it behoove...

This paper analyses two proposals that seek to contribute to sustainability from an HFE perspective: ergoecology and green ergonomics. It presents both approaches, their principles, purposes, and fields of application, thereafter dealing with their context of emergence, and overlaps in purpose, principles, and shared values. The principles of ergoecology are given as a framework for developing ...

Although the past 25 years have seen many apparently new challenges for the academic discipline and the professional practice of ergonomics/human factors, and for the International Ergonomics Association, many issues in fact have recurred over the period. This paper takes the relevant decades and de3scribes the internal and external priorities of the IEA at the time, the main developments for r...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of ergonomics training on non-ergonomists' ability to recognize and characterize the potential for musculoskeletal harm in manufacturing tasks. METHODS Ergonomics training was delivered to members of a participatory ergonomics team in a manufacturing facility. Before and after training, participatory ergonomics team members and the research team rated the pote...

This paper describes and generalises experiences from two cases of production system development in the Swedish context. We have observed the successful application of ergonomics to be related to the lack of coordination of human factors across groups responsible for different stages of the production system design process. This problem is magnified by the tendency for ‘ergonomics’ to be the re...