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Title:
Advances in physical ergonomics and safety
Series:
Advances in human factors and ergonomics series
Physical Description:
xiv, 593 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781439870389

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32000000000188 TA166 A384 2013 Open Access Book Book
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Summary

Based on recent research, this book discusses physical ergonomics, which is concerned with human anatomical, anthropometric, physiological and biomechanical characteristics as they relate to physical activity. Topics include working postures, materials handling, repetitive movements, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, workplace layout, safety, and health.


Author Notes

Tareq Z. Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski


Table of Contents

T. Waefler and S. Binz and K. Gaertner and K. FischerS. Gangakhedkar and D. Kaber and M. Diering and P. ReddyS. Tanuma and T. Akasaka and Y. OkadaK. Streilein and E. Irwin and T. ArmstrongN. Tsuji and R. Ikeda and Y. OkadaC.-W. Lu and C.-Y. WuR. Nihongi and Y. OkadaK. Habina and J. Donic and A. LezovicovaH. Pacaiova and A. Nagyova and S. MarkulikC. Grecco and M. Vidal and P. CarvalhoE. Sherer and H.-Y. Huang and T. Imperiale and G. Nanda and M. LehtoM. Boocock and G. MawstonR. McGorry and N. Fallentin and J. Andersen and P. Keir and T. Hansen and J.-H. Lin and G. PranskyJ. Bützler and S. Vetter and M. Kremer and N. Jochems and C. SchlickJ. Qin and J.-H. Lin and X. XuS. FiserovaH. Bhatt and P. SharmaY.-H. LinW. Eungpinichpong and P. Areeudomwong and N. Pramodhyakul and V. Buttagat and M. Swangnetr and D. Kaber and R. PuntumetakulY. Tian and S. Chen and C. Wang and Q. Yan and Z. WangS. Davies and T. GobaL. Ma and Z. ZhangG. SzabóM. Kapustová and I. Tureková and K. BalogR. Ikeda and N. Tsuji and T. Akasaka and Y. OkadaT. Maeda and T. Akasaka and Y. OkadaN. Costa and P. Arezes and R. MeloL. SinghH. Kalkis and V. Kalkis and Z. Roja and V. Praude and I. RezepinaH. Jun and X. Li and K. Sato and L. Yao and Y. JiangM. MustaquimJ.-H. Lin and R. McGorry and C.-C. ChangF. Guo and Y. Sun and M. Zhu and L. Zhao and N. XuZ. Qianxiang and D. Songtao and L. Zhongqi and Z. XiaohuiC. Wang and T. Jiang and P. TengH.-C. Chen and T.-L. Lin and C.-L. Lee and C.-Y. ChenA. Sengupta and W. LattaS. Guo and D. Li and C. FanX. Xu and J.-H. Lin and K. Li and V. TanJ. Donic and A. Lezovicova and K. HabinaA. Azadeh and Z. Jiryaei and A. FarmandS.-B. Wang and K.-C. Lin and C.-F. WuM. Gonçalves and P. ArezesI. Tureková and M. Rusko and J. HarangozóH. C. Wu and Y.-C. Lin and C.-H. HouC. HuangM. Pau and G. Cadoni and B. Leban and A. LoiA. Murata and Y. Okubo and T. Hayami and M. MoriwakaA. Hirose and D. TakedaU. Reischl and I. Salopek Cubric and Z. Skenderi and B. MijovicE. Darmaningrat and S.-C. LinT. Zhiqiang and J. Ting and W. Chunhui and J. GuohuaM. Zamberlan and C. Guimaraes and G. Cid and A. Paranhos and J. OliveiraS.-C. Lin and M. Lehto and S. LemanL. Makovicka Osvaldova and A. Osvald and P. MakovickyA. Lezovicova and J. Donic and K. HabinaX. Zheng and S. Ding and Q. Zhou and T. Liu and X. Yuan and L. GuojieP.-C. Sung and C.-L. LeeA. Murata and S. Kemori and T. Hayami and M. MoriwakaM. Mazzola and F. Costa and G. AndreoniJ. Sinay and A. Nagyova and S. Vargova and F. KalafutV. Kalkis and Z. Roja and H. KalkisZ. Roja and V. Kalkis and I. Roja and H. KalkisM. Swangnetr and P. Namkorn and C. Phimphasak and K. Saenlee and D. Kaber and O. Buranruk and R. PuntumetakulJ. Niu and Y. Wu and F. Hou and A. Feng and X. ChenJ. Park and S. Kim and M. Kim and H. Jung and Y. Shim
Section I Safety and Health
1 Decision support in safety managementp. 3
2 Ergonomic evaluation of scaffolding task interventions for power plant maintenancep. 11
3 Development of prototype system on workers' awareness information assessment for safety management in petroleum facilitiesp. 21
4 Performance of new raters using an observational physical ergonomic risk assessment instrumentp. 31
5 Pragmatic measures to vitalize railroad-station-service employees' activities that can reinforce customers' safety and comfortp. 40
6 Human reliability of chemicals trucks filling processp. 50
7 An improvement of staffs' motivation/satisfaction for safety activities in a railroad operation departmentp. 53
8 New forms of education as part of effective management of occupational safety and health at workp. 63
9 BBS program (behavior based safety)- Way to raising the level of health and safety in practicep. 70
10 Using fuzzy set theory to model resilience in safe-critical organizationsp. 78
11 Identification of high risk patients for colonoscopy surveillance from EMR textp. 88
12 The effects of repetitive lifting on heart rate responses and perceived exertion in a young and middle-aged populationp. 96
Section II Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
13 In vivo investigation of the effects of force and posture on carpal tunnel pressurep. 107
14 Analysis and evaluation of muscular strain while working with large scale touchscreensp. 112
15 Shoulder muscle loading during repetitive reaching task among younger and older adultsp. 122
16 Whole-body vibration when operating mobile machineryp. 130
17 An assessment of manual material handling and postural stress among the warehouse workersp. 140
18 Effects of different inclination angles on biomechanical loading of the shoulder and hand while pushing construction cartsp. 150
19 Effects of restrictive clothing on lumbar range of motion in adolescent workersp. 158
20 Investigations on eye movement activities in the manually controlled rendezvous and docking of space vehiclesp. 168
21 Upper limb strength expression during work simulated tasks in a cohort of black African malesp. 176
22 A work-rest allowance model based individual fatigue and recovery attributesp. 186
23 Evaluation and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Hungaryp. 195
24 The analysis of complexload of machine production workersp. 203
25 A design proposal of confirmation/check task to ensure workers' active willp. 213
26 Enhancement of workers' capability to analyze the latent factors in troublesp. 223
27 Effects of vibration exposure on action judgment: A field test for professional driversp. 233
28 An investigation into blood pressure of blue collar workers of casting and forging SMEs: A study in Indiap. 241
29 Ergonomics and quality interventions in woodworking technological processes for lightening the workloadp. 250
Section III Ergonomics and System Design
30 Design standards and layout methods of multi-information visual interface based on eye movement of flight simulatorp. 261
31 A study of universal design principles assessmentp. 271
32 Hand/handle interface affects bi-manual pushing strengthp. 279
33 Research on evaluation and optimization design method of product sensory qualityp. 280
34 Geometric dimension model of virtual human for ergonomic analysis of man-machine systemp. 290
35 Influence of interface compatibility on the spacecraft tracing performance in vibration environmentp. 301
36 Design and evaluation of a standing platform for reducing the physical strains faced by workers on guyed telecommunication towersp. 311
37 An analysis of grip design for manual hammer stapling toolp. 322
38 Space operation system based on human-in-the-loopp. 332
39 Transformation between different local coordinate systems of scapulap. 342
40 The system of coordinating security for the construction of nuclear powerp. 346
41 Performance assessment and optimization of HSE management systems with human error and ambiguity by an integrated fuzzy multivariate approach in a large conventional power plant manufacturerp. 354
42 The analysis on force of door operation of applying universal design and the mechanism design of measurement devicep. 364
43 Ergonomic design of classroom furniture for elementary schoolsp. 376
44 Materialization of the storage halls lightingp. 386
45 Nail clipper design for elderly populationp. 396
46 An adjustable assistive chair design for older peoplep. 403
47 A comparative study of static balance before and after a simulated firefighting drill in career and volunteer Italian firefightersp. 410
Section IV Ergonomic Methods and Task Analysis
48 Prediction of drowsiness using multivariate analysis of biological information and driving performancep. 423
49 Development of measurement method of individual hazard perceptionp. 433
50 The evaluation of heat transfer using the foot manikinp. 442
51 A Bayesian based model application to the prediction of task accuracy - Case study on call center's agents dialogp. 452
52 Study on the control rules of X-axis relative speed of chase spacecraft during the manual control rendezvous and dockingp. 462
53 Ergonomic work analysis applied to maintenance activities at a pilot plant of oil and gas industryp. 472
54 Fuzzy Bayesian based classification of call center agent activityp. 478
55 Testing of chosen Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as per standard STN EN ISO 15025:2003p. 488
56 Occupational medical service in practicep. 496
57 Head and facial anthropometry of young Chinese male aged 18-35 years oldp. 502
58 The suitable sampling duration for performing consecutive maximum voluntary contraction gripping exertions without fatiguep. 509
59 Basic study on automotive warning presentation to front/rear hazard by vibrotactile stimulationp. 519
60 Characterization of the hand bike sport gesture: A quantitative kinematic analysis and an ergonomic assessment of different vehicle adjustmentsp. 530
61 Parameters in phases of causal dependency in the occurrence of negative phenomenap. 540
62 Determination of muscles fatigue for production packers and sawing machine operators in furniture enterprise using myotonometryp. 550
63 Heart rate monitoring - physical load objective evaluation method for nurses and assistants of nursesp. 559
64 Ergonomic analysis of rice field plowingp. 565
65 Automatic landmark identification from three dimensional (3D) human body data using geometric characteristicsp. 575
66 Evaluation of office chairs by measuring the seat pressure variations in daily office workp. 585
Index of Authorsp. 591
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