Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Safety | Tareq Z. Ahram, Waldemar

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Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Safety

ABSTRACT

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,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Section I: Safety and Health

chapter 1|8 pages

Decision support in safety management

chapter 2|10 pages

Ergonomic evaluation of scaffolding task interventions for power plant maintenance

chapter 3|10 pages

Development of prototype system on workers’ awareness information assessment for safety management in petroleum facilities

chapter 4|9 pages

Performance of new raters using an observational physical ergonomic risk assessment instrument

chapter 5|10 pages

Pragmatic measures to vitalize railroad-station-service employees' activities that can reinforce customers' safety and comfort

chapter 6|3 pages

Human reliability of chemicals trucks filling process

chapter 7|10 pages

An improvement of staffs’ motivation/satisfaction for safety activities in a railroad operation department

chapter 8|7 pages

New forms of education as part of effective management of occupational safety and health at work

chapter 9|8 pages

BBS program (behavior based safety) – Way to raising the level of health and safety in practice

chapter 10|10 pages

Using fuzzy set theory to model resilience in safe-critical organizations

chapter 11|8 pages

Identification of high risk patients for colonoscopy surveillance from EMR text

chapter 12|9 pages

The effects of repetitive lifting on heart rate responses and perceived exertion in a young and middle-aged population

part |2 pages

Section II: Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

chapter 13|5 pages

In vivo investigation of the effects of force and posture on carpal tunnel pressure

chapter 14|10 pages

Analysis and evaluation of muscular strain while working with large scale touchscreens

chapter 15|8 pages

Shoulder muscle loading during repetitive reaching task among younger and older adults

chapter 16|10 pages

Whole–body vibration when operating mobile machinery

chapter 17|10 pages

An assessment of manual material handling and postural stress among the warehouse workers

chapter 18|8 pages

Effects of different inclination angles on biomechanical loading of the shoulder and hand while pushing construction carts

chapter 19|10 pages

Effects of restrictive clothing on lumbar range of motion in adolescent workers

chapter 20|8 pages

Investigations on eye movement activities in the manually controlled rendezvous and docking of space vehicles

chapter 21|10 pages

Upper limb strength expression during work simulated tasks in a cohort of black African males

chapter 22|9 pages

A work-rest allowance model based individual fatigue and recovery attributes

chapter 23|8 pages

Evaluation and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Hungary

chapter 24|10 pages

The analysis of complexload of machine production workers

chapter 25|10 pages

A design proposal of confirmation/check task to ensure workers' active will

chapter 26|10 pages

Enhancement of workers’ capability to analyze the latent factors in troubles

chapter 27|8 pages

Effects of vibration exposure on action judgment: A field test for professional drivers

chapter 28|9 pages

An investigation into blood pressure of blue collar workers of casting and forging SMEs: A study in India

chapter 29|9 pages

Ergonomics and quality interventions in woodworking technological processes for lightening the workload

part |2 pages

Section III: Ergonomics and System Design

chapter 30|10 pages

Design standards and layout methods of multi-information visual interface based on eye movement of flight simulator

chapter 31|8 pages

A study of universal design principles assessment

chapter 32|1 pages

Hand/handle interface affects bi-manual pushing strength

chapter 33|10 pages

Research on evaluation and optimization design method of product sensory quality

chapter 34|11 pages

Geometric dimension model of virtual human for ergonomic analysis of man-machine system

chapter 35|10 pages

Influence of interface compatibility on the spacecraft tracing performance in vibration environment

chapter 36|11 pages

Design and evaluation of a standing platform for reducing the physical strains faced by workers on guyed telecommunication towers

chapter 37|10 pages

An analysis of grip design for manual hammer stapling tool

chapter 38|10 pages

Space operation system based on human-in-the-loop

chapter 39|4 pages

Transformation between different local coordinate systems of scapula

chapter 40|8 pages

The system of coordinating security for the construction of nuclear power

chapter 41|10 pages

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 manufacturer

chapter 42|12 pages

The analysis on force of door operation of applying universal design and the mechanism design of measurement device

chapter 43|10 pages

Ergonomic design of classroom furniture for elementary schools

chapter 44|10 pages

Materialization of the storage halls lighting

chapter 45|7 pages

Nail clipper design for elderly population

chapter 46|7 pages

An adjustable assistive chair design for older people

chapter 47|11 pages

A comparative study of static balance before and after a simulated firefighting drill in career and volunteer Italian firefighters

part |2 pages

Section IV: Ergonomic Methods and Task Analysis

chapter 48|10 pages

Prediction of drowsiness using multivariate analysis of biological information and driving performance

chapter 49|9 pages

Development of measurement method of individual hazard perception

chapter 50|10 pages

The evaluation of heat transfer using the foot manikin

chapter 51|10 pages

A Bayesian based model application to the prediction of task accuracy – Case study on call center's agents dialog

chapter 52|10 pages

Study on the control rules of X-axis relative speed of chase spacecraft during the manual control rendezvous and docki

chapter 53|6 pages

Ergonomic work analysis applied to maintenance activities at a pilot plant of oil and gas industry

chapter 54|10 pages

Fuzzy Bayesian based classification of call center agent activity

chapter 55|8 pages

Testing of chosen Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as per standard STN EN ISO 15025:2003

chapter 56|6 pages

Occupational medical service in practice

chapter 57|7 pages

Head and facial anthropometry of young Chinese male aged 18-35 years old

chapter 58|10 pages

The suitable sampling duration for performing consecutive maximum voluntary contraction gripping exertions without fatigue

chapter 59|11 pages

Basic study on automotive warning presentation to front/rear hazard by vibrotactile stimulation

chapter 60|10 pages

Characterization of the hand bike sport gesture: A quantitative kinematic analysis and an ergonomic assessment of different vehicle adjustments

chapter 61|10 pages

Parameters in phases of causal dependency in the occurrence of negative phenomena

chapter 62|9 pages

Determination of muscles fatigue for production packers and sawing machine operators in furniture enterprise using myotonometry

chapter 63|6 pages

Heart rate monitoring – physical load objective evaluation method for nurses and assistants of nurses

chapter 64|10 pages

Ergonomic analysis of rice field plowing

chapter 65|10 pages

Automatic landmark identification from three dimensional (3D) human body data using geometric characteristics

chapter 66|8 pages

Evaluation of office chairs by measuring the seat pressure variations in daily office work