background: this study presents a framework for development of integrated health, safety and ergonomic (hse) in complex critical systems. total ergonomics model considers conventional ergonomics factors as well as management and organizational factors. methods : control room operation and maintenance department of a thermal power plant was chosen as the case of our study. to achieve the above o...

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...

A method for selecting and rating scientific and professional journals representing the discipline of ergonomics and human factors is proposed. The method is based upon the journal list, impact factors and citations provided by the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), and the journal list published in the Ergonomics Abstracts. Three groups of journals were distinguished. The 'ergonomics j...

BACKGROUND This study presents a framework for development of integrated health, safety and ergonomic (HSE) in complex critical systems. Total ergonomics model considers conventional ergonomics factors as well as management and organizational factors. METHODS Control room operation and maintenance department of a thermal power plant was chosen as the case of our study. To achieve the above ob...

Ergonomic Work Analysis applied to Water Treatment Plants: integrating knowledge//and Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, 4th Edition. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual In G. Salvendy (Ed.), Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics (4th Edition), pp. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 10/2012, 56(1):2011-2015. DOI: 10.1...

Progress toward improving patient safety has been slow despite engagement of the health care community in improvement efforts. A potential reason for this sluggish pace is the inadequate integration of human factors and ergonomics principles and methods in these efforts. Patient safety problems are complex and rarely caused by one factor or component of a work system. Thus, health care would be...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of intensity of low back discomfort with two factors that contribute to low back pain -ergonomics risk factors and psychosocial factors- most seen in emergency unit nurses. methods: this cross-sectional survey was conducted on 120 emergency unit nurses in isfehan. for daily assessment of psychosocial and ergonomics factors and inten...

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 fi...

The objective of this paper is three fold. First, a general framework for development of total ergonomics model is introduced. Second, it is described how total ergonomics model may be applied in practice to intensify the productivity and working conditions of manufacturing systems. Third, it is shown whether the total ergonomics model is superior to the conventional ergonomics approach. This s...

background: bakers, due to the nature of their jobs, are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders (msds) caused by ergonomic factors. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical risk factors for msds in bakers. materials and methods: in the current study, all sangak, taftoon, and lavash bread bakeries in gonabad, iran, were selected based on census method. then, hierarchical task an...