Typhoon Rai (202122) was one of the most devastating natural disasters globally, and Philippines is country that heavily hit by this super typhoon. This study examined preparedness Filipinos using a novel framework considering ergonomic domains disaster knowledge. A total 414 in eight regions affected typhoon answered online questionnaire distributed through social media sites convenience sampl...

The International Ergonomics Association plays a leadership role in shaping the future of ergonomics. Having formed nearly 50 years ago for researchers to meet and exchange their findings, it still provides a wide range of opportunities for promoting research and teaching. In 2006, the IEA is also an outward looking organisation with linkages to governments, international agencies and other pro...

Urban transit (bus and rail) operators, totaling nearly 700,000 persons, are one of the heaviest occupational groups in the United States (US). Little is known about occupational risk factors for weight gain and obesity and their interrelationship with health-related behaviors, particularly among female minority (African Americans and Hispanics) transit operators who are at greater risk for obe...

A review of articles was performed by categorizing the selected articles into four approaches – ergonomic design, ergonomics task analysis, educational and epidemiological concepts – in order to highlight the ergonomic problems in the agriculture industry. The articles were retrieved from four search engines “PubMed, Scopus, Metapren, and Ebsco” by using specified key words ‘ergonomics’, ‘agric...

It was only a several decades ago that physiological measurements were recognized as effective indicators of human physical and mental conditions in occupational health or ergonomics. The recent rapid progress in sensor and signal processing techniques, however, made these available for practical evaluation techniques. This paper is an overview of the accumulated techniques in several fields in...

Occupational hazards exist, if the design of the work situation is not in accordance with ergonomic design principles. At assembly lines ergonomics is applied to the design of work equipment and tasks and to work organisation. The ignoring of ergonomic principles in planning and design of assembly work leads to unfavourable working posture, action force and material handling. Disorders of the m...

This study explored dimensions of relationship between ergonomics and quality in manufacturing context. Role of ergonomics in achieving freedom from error and employee motivation in manufacturing and implementation of ergonomics into quality systems were elaborated. Pertinent case studies were reviewed. Need for experimental analysis of the link between ergonomics and quality was emphasized.

Background and purpose: Surgery is a high risk profession owing to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Fine and precise operations cause surgeons to adopt prolonged fixed posture. As there is limited information in this region, the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of MSDs and personal and occupational risk factors among surgeons in Babol (a northern city in Iran). Materials an...