background: the objectives of this paper are three folds. first, an integrated framework for designing and development of the integrated health, safety and environment (hse) model is presented. second, it is implemented and tested for a large gas refinery in iran. third, it is shown whether the total ergonomics model is superior to the conventional ergonomics approach. this study is among the f...

Ergonomics is a broad discipline. Whilst often associated with the physical aspects of workplaces, such as the size of chairs and desks, ergonomics has three domains which can contribute to the comfort, satisfaction and safety of a person in their environment: physical ergonomics (e.g. workstation design), cognitive ergonomics (e.g. how we perceive and process information) and organisational er...

background/objective: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are one of the most common causes of occupational injuries. this study was conducted with the objectives of determination of prevalence rate of msds and ergonomics assessment of the risk of msds among workers of a petrochemical company. methods: in this study, 261randomly selected workers in a petrochemical company with at least one year of...

The posture accuracy of full-body dynamic simulation has been successfully evaluated in JACK Siemens software via analyzing two common push and pull tasks. difference joint angles between the actual predicted human movement directly results strength force exposed on lumbar spine. In this study, individual factors, such as body height, weight, trunk hip flexion, shoulder movement, muscle genders...

Introduction Computers have become ubiquitous in today's world and considerable impact on human health. This study was planned to assess the common work-related morbidity among software professionals a selected firm Chennai, Tamil Nadu identify role of occupational characteristics ergonomics workstation profile participants. Materials methods descriptive, cross-sectional conducted between Janua...