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Correcting working postures in industry: A practical method for analysis
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A practical method for identifying and evaluating poor working postures, ie, the Ovako Working Posture Analysing System (OWAS), is presented and the result being more comfortable workplaces as well as a positive effect on production quality.About:
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RULA: a survey method for the investigation of work-related upper limb disorders.
Lynn McAtamney,E. Nigel Corlett +1 more
TL;DR: RULA (rapid upper limb assessment) is a survey method developed for use in ergonomics investigations of workplaces where work-related upper limb disorders are reported.
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Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)
Sue Hignett,Lynn McAtamney +1 more
TL;DR: This technical note details the preliminary stage in the development of a postural analysis tool, Rapid Entire Body Assessment, specifically designed to be sensitive to the type of unpredictable working postures found in health care and other service industries.
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Ergonomic methods for assessing exposure to risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders
TL;DR: General, observation-based assessments appear to provide the levels of costs, capacity, versatility, generality and exactness best matched to the needs of occupational safety and health practitioners who have limited time and resources at their disposal and need a basis for establishing priorities for intervention.
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Current techniques for assessing physical exposure to work-related musculoskeletal risks, with emphasis on posture-based methods
Guangyan Li,Peter Buckle +1 more
TL;DR: Physical exposure to risks for potential work-related musculoskeletal injuries has been assessed using a variety of methods, including pen and paper based observation methods, videotaping and computer-aided analysis, direct or instrumental techniques, and various approaches to self-report assessment.
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Systematic evaluation of observational methods assessing biomechanical exposures at work
Esa-Pekka Takala,Irmeli Pehkonen,Mikael Forsman,Gert-Åke Hansson,Svend Erik Mathiassen,W. Patrick Neumann,Gisela Sjøgaard,Kaj Bo Veiersted,Rolf H. Westgaard,Jörgen Winkel +9 more
TL;DR: None of the observational methods evaluated in this study appeared to be generally superior, but with training, observers can reach consistent results on clearly visible body postures and work activities.
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Statistical analysis in psychology and education
TL;DR: In this paper, the main text for an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level introductory statistics course in departments of psychology, educational psychology, education and related areas is presented. But the course is not designed for the general public.
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Statistical Analysis in Psychology and Education
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Design and disease
TL;DR: It is revealed that the ergonomic situation of the work place is connected, in many cases, with the occurence of physical symptoms of diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
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