1st Edition

Advances in Occupational, Social, and Organizational Ergonomics

Edited By Gavriel Salvendy, Waldemar Karwowski Copyright 2011
    860 Pages
    by CRC Press

    860 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Worldwide, the attention for health, innovation, and productivity is increasing. In all situations, humans interact with their environment, which is the concern of the field of ergonomics. The need for knowledge and its applications is large and this book contributes to knowledge development as well as its application. The content varies from the effect that a complete new office interior has on its occupants, to the most efficient design of gloves for those wearing them. It examines topics as diverse as the facilitation of human interaction through work place design, the effects of vibration, and the improvement of the latest virtual reality applications.

    This book is concerned with issues in Occupational, Social, and Organizational ergonomics. It contains a total of 90 articles. The authors of the articles represent 24 countries on five continents. These articles range from individual to multi-organizational perspectives in many different settings. Explicitly, the articles are organized according to the following themes:

    I: Participation and Collaboration
    II: Human Performance
    III: Health and Well-being
    IV: Working and Working Environment
    V: Environment and Living Environment
    VI: Virtual Environment
    VII: Macro-ergonomic Aspects

    Seven other titles in the Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics Series are:
    Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
    Advances in Applied Digital Human Modeling
    Advances in Cross-Cultural Decision Making
    Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics
    Advances in Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety in Manufacturing and Service Industries
    Advances in Ergonomics Modeling & Usability Evaluation
    Advances in Neuroergonomics and Human Factors of Special Populations

    Participation and Collaboration
    Participatory Ergonomics in a Mobile Factory: Ergonomic Device to Decrease Neck Pain, S.A. Miguez, P. Vink, and M.S. Hallbeck
    Reflection-for-Action: A Collaborative Approach to the Design of a Future Factory, A. Wikberg Nilsson and S. Johansson
    Collaboration between Design and Production by Exploiting VR/AR and PLM - Case Metso Minerals, S.-P. Leino, M. Vehviläinen, S. Kiviranta, A. Mäkiranta, P. Nuutinen, I. Hokkanen, P. Multanen, P. Rantanen, J Heikkilä, and T. Martikainen
    Trust Development in Distributed Multi-Cultural Teams: Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation, Y. Liu
    Adaptive Coordination and Shared Leadership in High-Risk Teams: A Framework for Future Research, G. Grote and M. Kolbe
    Collaborative Design of Workplaces: The Role of Boundary Objects, O. Broberg, R. Seim, and V. Andersen
    Measuring Cross-Cultural Stimulus-Responses on the Internet, E. MacKerrow and J. Watkins
    Design and Testing of a Support of ad hoc Communication for Tacit Workers, F. Hickmann, A. de Jong, D. Keyson, and S. Viegers
    The Multidisciplinarity in the Development of Work Systems Conception Works Projects: A Review of Theoretical-Practical about the Subject, L. Gontijo, G. Balbinotti, A. Motter, and M. Guaragni
    Using Operational Sequence Diagrams to Assess Interagency coordination in Traffic Incident Management, R. Feyen

    Human Performance
    Globalizing Project Managers' Creative Tension, An Overview, A. Bikfalvi, P. Porkka,  H. Aramo-Immonen, N. Mancebo, J. Kantola, and H. Vanharanta
    Job-Redesign in Knowledge Work, O.H. Sørensen and D. Holman
    Human Performance Technology and Working Reliability, O. Burov, V. Kamyshin and O. Burova
    How Novice Instructor Can Learn a Stable Evaluation in Report Assignment with No Predetermined Rules, T. Akasaka and Y. Okada
    Act and Anticipate Hazard Perception Training for Young-Inexperienced Drivers, A. Meir, A. Borowsky, T. Oron-Gilad, Y. Parmet, and D. Shinar

    Working and Working Environment

    Work Seats: A Short Historical Outline, J. Charytonowicz
    The Effects of Expectations and An Office Environment on Comfort Experience, C. Bazley and P. Vink
    Office Ergonomics Interventions: Examining the Effects on Musculoskeletal Risk, Environmental Control and Comfort, M. Robertson, B. Amick, Y.H. Huang, and G. Kernan
    Order-Picking in Deep Cold - A Gender-Related Analysis of Subjectively Assessed Efects, M. Penzkofer, K. Kluth, and H. Strasser
    Age-Related Physiological Strain of Male Order-Pickers in Deep Cold, K. Kluth, M. Penzkofer, and H. Strasser
    Ergonomic Assessment: Risk Exposure among Construction Workers, P. Joshi, P. Sharma, and A. Sharma
    Glovebox Gloves: Effects on Forearm Muscle Activity for Gripping with Maximal and Sub-Maximal Efforts, P.-C. Sung, P.-J. Cheng, and C.-L. Lee
    Factors Affecting Success and Failure in a Return-to-Work Program Established for a Department of Defense Aircraft Maintenance Facility, E. Irwin, K. Streilein, and R. Slife
    Innovative Ways of Working: A Comparison of a Traditional and a Flexible Office Environment on Office Space Use, Performance, Privacy and Satisfaction, M. Blok, L. Groenesteijn, M. Formanoy, E. de Korte, and P. Vink
    The Effects of Correlated Color Temperature and Illuminance on Color Discrimination, W. Cheng, Y. Lin, and Y. Sun
    Investigating Manual Work Using Human Factors Approaches and Behavioral Analysis, G. Lawson, G. Tosolin, C. Leva, S. Sharples, A. Langley, S. Shaikh, and P. Liston
    Perceived Time, Temporal Order and Control in Boundaryless Work, H. Lund, H. Hvid, and A. Kamp
    Shaping Usability Engineering Methods to Fit the IT Applications Development Process, D. Dunkle
    Safety Climate in Truck Transportation: Field Studies of Their Levels Correlated with Aafety Outcomes, Y. Li and K. Itoh
    Usability Group Management Methods: How to Create a Cohesive, Innovative and High-Performing Team, L. Tudor, R. Ramarajan, and H. Wang
    Evolving Problem-Solving Performance by Mixed-Culture Dyadic Teams, R. Warren
    Measuring Performance of Office Work: An Overview of Test-Procedures, H. Gebhardt, I. Levchuk, C. Muehlemeyer, and K. Bux

    Health and Well-Being
    Prevention of Work-Related Stress in Practice – A Participatory Approach, C. Ipsen, P. L. Jensen, and V. Andersen
    The Intermittent Duty of Information and Communication Technology Among Immediate Superiors of Social and Health Care Services - A Research and Development Project, S. Tuomivaara and K. Eskola
    Ergonomic Conditions for Social Integration of the Disabled, J. Olszewski
    The Paradox of Lean in Healthcare: Stable Processes in a Reactive Environment, A.P. Nielsen and K. Edwards
    Professional Assessment and Collective Standards - Lean in a Cancer Department, P. Hasle
    Status of Ward Nurses in Health Care Industry of Uttarakhand State of India: An Approach through Hospital Ergonomics, I. Karki and P. Sharma
    Survey of Health Problems for Long-Haul Flight Travelers, B.-S. Liu and C.-C. Wu,
    An Approach to Study the Body Vack Discomfort of Economy Class Aircraft Passenger, C. F. Tan, W. Chen, and M. Rauterberg
    Ergonomics in the Context of Prevention, Educational Proposal and Current Situation in Colombia, E. Cadavid and L. M. Sáenz
    The Evaluation of an Assistive Chair Design for the Elderly, C. Huang
    Psychological Aspects of Residential Bathroom Design, A. Jaglarz
    The Effects of Repetitive Lifting on Lumbar Spinal Motion in a Young and Middle-Aged Population, M. Boocock, G. Mawston, and R. Smith
    Discomfort and Other Measures for the Assessment of Postural Load, D. Kee and L. Lee
    Evaluation of Neck, Shoulders, Arms and Hands Muscles Fatigue of Sewers Using Myotonometric Method and Effectiveness of Early Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation, Z. Roja, V. Kalkis, H. Kalkis, and I. Roja
    Ergonomic Assessment of Farm Activities of Women Farmers of Mountain of India: Approach Towards Drudgery Reduction, A. Kaliya, P. Sharma, S. Singh, and I. Karki
    Influences of Office Tasks on Body Dynamics Using Dynamic Office Chairs, L. Groenesteijn, P. Vink, R. Ellegast, K. Keller, and H. Berger
    Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Musculoskeletal Complaints in Urban Mail Carriers, H.-C. Chen, Y.-P. Liu, and C.-T. Chiang
    The Relationship between the Subjective Perception of Physical Capability and Muscular Strength During Repetitive Lifting Tasks, R.-L. Jang
    Good Ergonomic Setup for Healthy Posture at Work, S. Singh and P. Sharma
    Ergonomic Assessment of Dairy Activities Performed by Rural Women of Punjab (India), K. Oberoi, S. Sharma, and P. Kataria
    Musician Related Cumulative Muscular Disorders as Assessed Using a Taiwanese Questionnaire Survey, C.-L. Chen
    Designing Lifting Task in Shoe Industry using Genetic Algorithm, S. Srivastava, K. Srivastava, N. Swati, and N. Singh
    Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Long Distance Truck Drivers of Mountainous Terrain, M. Goon, S. Ghoshal, B. Chandrasekaran, and B. C. Sharma
    Ergonomics Aspects of CNC-Units - A Survey among Trainees, A. Klussmann I. Levchuk, A. Schafer, and K.-H. Lang
    Identification of Hazards at a Constant Work Place by Means of the Map of System Work, T. Musiol and J. Grzesiek
    Occupational Safety Management and Application of Economic Guidelines in the Shaping of Working Conditions in Supermarkets, K. Lis and J. Olszewski
    A Challenge for the Future: Efficient, Attractive and Sustainable Factories, S. Johansson and A. Wikberg Nilsson

    Environment and Living Environment
    Eco-Ergonomics in Architecture, A. Skowronski
    Building with Reclaimed Materials in View of Ergonomic Design, M. Skowronski and J. Charytonowicz
    Beauty and Ergonomics of Living Environment, W. Bonenberg
    Temporary Architecture - Building, Exploitation, Demolition, P. Nowakowski
    Ergonomic Harmonization of Universal Mobility Design in Urban Environment, S. Horino and K. Kogi
    Ergonomic Assessment of Old Age Homes and Related Health Hazards on Elderly People, S. N. Kashyap and P. Sharma
    Visibility Profiles of Stadium Stands Derived from Profiles of Comfortable Stairs, Z. Pelczarski
    Ergonomic Assessment of Interiors in Residential Dwellings and Impact on Residents, S. Agarwal, P. Sharma, and L. Gupta
    Ergonomic Design of School Furniture: Challenges for the Portuguese Schools, I. Castellucci, M. A. Gonçalves, and P. M. Arezes
    Design Development of Toilet Chair on Ergonomic Principles through CAD, N. Kaur, P. Sharma, and K. Oberoi

    Virtual Environment
    Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies for Supporting Heterogeneous Multidisciplinary End-Users across Product Lifecycle, S. Kiviranta, M. Poyade, and K. Helin
    ManuVAR Training: Supporting the Implementation and Design of VR/AR Quality-Improvement Tools for Manual Handling, P. Liston, S. Cromie, M.-C. Leva, K. Helin, and M. D’Cruz
    Integration of Human Factors Methods to the ManuVAR Product Lifecycle Management Model, S. Aromaa, J. Viitaniemi, C. Leva, and B. Krassi
    Supporting Workers through the Combination of Mixed Reality and Mobile Devices in Wide Areas, N. Frangakis, I. Karaseitanidis, R. Blach, and T. Gleue
    A Virtual Interactive Training Application to Support Manual Work, M. Strauchmann, T. Haase, J. Viitaniemi, S. Kiviranta, and P. Vink
    ManuVAR PLM Model, Methodology, Architecture, and Tools for Manual Work Support throughout System Lifecycle, B. Krassi, S. Kiviranta, P. Liston, S.-P. Leino, M. Strauchmann, A. Reyes-Lecuona, J. Viitaniemi, J. Sääski, S. Aromaa, and K. Helin
    From Teaching Machines to the Exploitation of Virtual and Augmented Reality: Behaviour Analysis Supporting Manual Workers in Aerospace Industry within the European Project ManuVAR, G. Tosolin and A. Valdina
    Augmented Reality in Factory Environments - System Usability and Human Factors Studies, J. Sääski, G. Karaseitanidis, and T. Salonen
    ManuVAR: A Framework for Improving Manual Work through Virtual and Augmented Reality, B. Krassi, M. D'Cruz, and P. Vink
    Development of 3D Ergonomics Requirement Models for Cabin Development, A. Sundin, J. Landen, A. Hedberg, and J. Holler
    Usability Evaluation of Target Expansion Schemes in Selecting Targets with a Mouse, D. Lee, S. Kwon, and M. K. Chung
    Consumer Perception of Mobile Phone Attributes, T. Zhang, P.L.P. Rau, and J. Zhou
    The Human Factor in Lean Software Development, A. Borucki and L. Pacholski

    Macro-Ergonomic Aspects
    Ecological Aspects of Macroergonomics, S. Janik and D. Grygiel
    Ergonomics' Contributions to a Company’s Innovation Strategy, J. Dul
    The Social Role of Ergonomics and Material Environment Design, K. Lis
    The Leader Impact on Proergonomic Activities, E. Jasinska, W. Jasinski, and S. Janik
    Macroergonomic Development of Industrial Production Processes, L. Pacholski and B. Mateja
    The Guidelines for the Sociotechnical Subject: The Practical Results about the Subject, G. Balbinotti, L. Gontijo, A. Trautvein, A. Motter, and M. Robertson
    Ergonomics in Industrial Design Education Process: A Conceptual and Methodological Experience, L. M. Sáenz
    Ergonomic Aspect of Urban and Social Dynamics, A. Bonenberg

    Biography

    Gavriel Salvendy, Waldemar Karwowski