François Daniellou

Bio: François Daniellou is an academic researcher from University of Bordeaux. The author has contributed to research in topics: Work (electrical) & Participatory design. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 52 publications receiving 770 citations.

Simulating future work activity is not only a way of improving workstation design

Abstract: On peut categoriser les simulations ergonomiques selon la place qu’elles attribuent aux futurs utilisateurs : ceux-ci peuvent etre modelises par des dispositifs techniques, etre sujets d’une experimentation, ou etre impliques dans un processus participatif. Dans ce dernier cas, les simulations sont susceptibles de produire des effets qui depassent les ameliorations techniques de conception., et deboucher sur de nouveaux developpements de l’activite individuelle et collective.

Marge de manœuvre situationnelle et pouvoir d’agir : des concepts à l’intervention ergonomique

Abstract: The notions of Operational Leeway and Power to Act have been widely developed in recent years, particularly in the respective fields of ergonomics and psychology. The intuitive understandability of these notions has led to their widespread use in the discourses of clinical approaches to work activity, notably in relation with the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders or psychosocial risks. Consecutively, confusions and inaccuracies are noted both in scientific exchanges and professional debates of ergonomists and psychologists. In recent years, the growing collaborations between activity ergonomics and occupational psychology - and more specifically the clinical activity approach - has made this issue more evident. Thus, the authors - all ergonomists - propose a theoretical articulation of concepts of Operational Leeway and Power to Act. The main consequences of this model for ergonomic intervention are finally developed

L’intervention ergonomique comme acte pédagogique

Abstract: La pratique de l’ergonomie est un champ de recherche qui permet depuis une vingtaine d’annees, de produire des connaissances utiles a l’elaboration de demarches d’intervention et, par consequent, utiles a la formation des ergonomes. A partir d’un modele decrivant les registres possibles de l’echange en pedagogie, et insistant sur les liens possibles entre l’intervenant, les apprenants et les savoirs, nous tentons de montrer l’interet de puiser dans le creuset des sciences de l’education pour comprendre et structurer des demarches d’intervention en ergonomie. Sur la base de 3 interventions differentes, les resultats que nous obtenons nous permettent, non seulement, d’admettre qu’il existe une dimension pedagogique dans l’intervention ergonomique, mais aussi, d’explorer des possibilites de structurer l’intervention compte tenu des objectifs pedagogiques que l’on pourrait se fixer en tant qu’ergonome.

Be the fairest of them all: Challenges and recommendations for the treatment of gender in occupational health research

Abstract: Background Both women's and men's occupational health problems merit scientific attention. Researchers need to consider the effect of gender on how occupational health issues are experienced, expressed, defined, and addressed. More serious consideration of gender-related factors will help identify risk factors for both women and men. Methods The authors, who come from a number of disciplines (ergonomics, epidemiology, public health, social medicine, community psychology, economics, sociology) pooled their critiques in order to arrive at the most common and significant problems faced by occupational health researchers who wish to consider gender appropriately. Results This paper describes some ways that gender can be and has been handled in studies of occupational health, as well as some of the consequences. The paper also suggests specific research practices that avoid errors. Obstacles to gender-sensitive practices are considered. Conclusions Although gender-sensitive practices may be difficult to operationalize in some cases, they enrich the scientific quality of research and should lead to better data and ultimately to well-targeted prevention programs. ⌐ 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Designing emotionally evocative homepages: an empirical study of the quantitative relations between design factors and emotional dimensions

Abstract: Emotional aspects of homepages are becoming more important as people spend more time in cyberspace. This research aims to identify quantitative relationships between key design factors and generic dimensions of secondary emotions so that we may develop homepages which target emotions more effectively. In order to achieve this goal, we conducted three related studies. In the first study, we identified 13 generic dimensions of secondary emotions that people usually feel when viewing diverse homepages. In the second study, we identified key design factors that professional designers frequently use in their attempts to develop emotionally evocative homepages. Finally, in the third study, we identified quantitative relationships between the key design factors and the 13 emotional dimensions. This paper describes these three studies and concludes with the implications and limitations of the study results.

Advancing a sociotechnical systems approach to workplace safety--developing the conceptual framework.

Abstract: Traditional efforts to deal with the enormous problem of workplace safety have proved insufficient, as they have tended to neglect the broader sociotechnical environment that surrounds workers. Here, we advocate a sociotechnical systems approach that describes the complex multi-level system factors that contribute to workplace safety. From the literature on sociotechnical systems, complex systems and safety, we develop a sociotechnical model of workplace safety with concentric layers of the work system, socio-organisational context and the external environment. The future challenges that are identified through the model are highlighted.