Ezamination of Remote (On Line) Ergonomics Assessment in Office Environment
The purpose of the research is to examine the applicability of conducting remote (On Line) ergonomics assessment in the office space. Working with a computer is one of the factors that can cause the development of work related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD). A number of physiological risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders can be identified in the work space, such as: excessive force, static stress, vibrating, repetitiveness and mechanical stress. Literature documents the existence of a link between awkward postures and pain, symptoms and musculoskeletal disorders. Awkward posture is a deviation from the neutral posture of one or more joints. These postures normally include: reaching backward, spiraling, looking up, wrist diverting and back diverting. In order to assess the risk factors to the musculoskeletal disorders that are related to body postures, a decision must be made in regard to the actual working posture. The WRMSD is one of the most significant disease factors in the work place and therefore a number of methods were developed in order to assess the risk factors within the work place, including assessment methods: direct, observational and self report. 40 employees with similar characteristics working in a big hi-tech company in Israel will pass an ergonomic assessment according to a computer usage checklist developed by the University of California, according to two types of assessments (face to face and remote). An additional content expert will examine the credibility of the process. The data will be analyzed by SPSS software. If the hypothesis will be proved feasible, the ergonomic researchers and specialists will be able to use the remote assessment tool as an additional, valid and reliable tool in order to continue examining the risk factors to musculoskeletal disorder in the office workspace even without physical contact.
Levy Eyal
University of Tel-Aviv thesis work
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-5
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）