Ergonomics and sustainable development in the past two decades (1992–2011): Research trends and how ergonomics can contribute to sustainable development

Radjiyev, Ayubkhon; Qiu, Hai; Xiong, Shuping; Nam, Kyunghyun

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2014.07.006

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“…Indeed, while the tradition of HF/E is in sociotechnical work systems, the field is continually expanding. This includes work in natural systems (disaster risk resilience as in Le Coze, 2013), larger spatial scales (Karsh et al, 2014; Siemieniuch & Sinclair, 2014), more open systems (a high street as in Patorniti et al, 2018), and urgent global priorities (sustainability as in Radjiyev et al, 2015; Thatcher & Yeow, 2016).…”

Section: Cognitive Systems Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The insights gained through the AH enabled workers to successfully adapt their behavior in unforeseen situations, thus “finishing the design” of the system (Radjiyev et al, 2015). This set a guiding principle: Effective design goes beyond the technical, recognizing that phenomena arise from systems not components (Russ et al, 2013; Salmon et al, 2015), and humans are one interacting part.…”

Section: Reasoning In Complex Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Urban Systems: Mapping Interdependencies and Outcomes to Support Systems Thinking

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This paper argues that urban systems issues are design problems on a grand scale and that various disciplines aiming to address them can have only a partial view of the problem. It is necessary to draw boundaries around the detailed analyses of specific issues, but a way to map the wider system, to contextualize and more deeply understand how they are interrelated, is still lacking. Four complexity obstacles related to reasoning about complex systems are in our way, and to our knowledge no existing approach navigates them effectively. We propose a tool called the Abstraction Hierarchy as a way to do just this, in order to frame complex issues on a large scale, in a way accessible to all disciplines. To demonstrate the power of this systems model, the Abstraction Hierarchy is applied to an urban area. Through its application we demonstrate its capability to navigate all four obstacles and investigate previously unexplored space in urban systems research.

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Section: Cognitive Systems Engineeringmentioning

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Section: Reasoning In Complex Systemsmentioning

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Urban Systems: Mapping Interdependencies and Outcomes to Support Systems Thinking

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“…Each decision-maker was asked to evaluate the direct influence between any two human factors by means of integer scores from 0 to 4. Five non-negative square matrices X (1) , X (2) , X (3) , X (4) and X (5) (given in the Appendix A) were collected and then aggregated to obtain the direct-relation matrix A of order 16 (Table 4). Tables 5 and 6 respectively show the normalized direct-relation matrix D and the total relation matrix T. Lastly, Table 7 shows the values of r i + c i and r i − c i associated to the various factors, and the ranking of factors, obtained on the basis of their prominence, r i + c i , which collects the direct and indirect effects related to all the other factors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An important aspect to take into account within this context is the integrations of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E), whose optimal management is crucial to achieve central objectives, for instance the transition to sustainable development [5,6].…”

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Managing Human Factors to Reduce Organisational Risk in Industry

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Human factors are intrinsically involved at virtually any level of most industrial/business activities, and may be responsible for several accidents and incidents, if not correctly identified and managed. Focusing on the significance of human behaviour in industry, this article proposes a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM)-based approach to support organizational risk assessment in industrial environments. The decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method is proposed as a mathematical framework to evaluate mutual relationships within a set of human factors involved in industrial processes, with the aim of highlighting priorities of intervention. A case study related to a manufacturing process of a real-world winery is presented, and the proposed approach is applied to rank human factors resulting from a previous organisational risk evaluation from which suitable inference engines may be developed to better support risk management.

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“…Such understanding, coupled with the broader theme of anthropotechnology in emerging markets, would add value to ergonomics in these countries, as emphasised by Wisner (1985). Radjiyev et al (2015) noted that the number of articles that referenced issues concerned with sustainable development had steadily increased since 2004, although the work has been concentrated on localised interventions such as product design and behavioural interactions with specific products rather than on more global, systemic problem-solving. While a significant number of articles have set out theoretical agendas for how the ergonomics discipline can contribute to these challenges (Drury, 2014;Hanson, 2013;Helander, 1997;Richardson et al, 2017;Thatcher, 2013;Vicente, 1998;Wilson, 2012), the actual number of empirical studies addressing these challenges is far smaller.…”

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State of Science: ergonomics and global issues

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In his 1993 IEA keynote address, Neville Moray urged the ergonomics discipline to face up to the global problems facing humanity and consider how ergonomics might help find some of the solutions. In this State of Science article we critically evaluate what the ergonomics discipline has achieved in the last two and a half decades to help create a secure future for humanity. Moray's challenges for ergonomics included deriving a value structure that moves us beyond a Westernised view of worker-organisation-technology fit, taking a multidisciplinary approach which engages with other social and biological sciences, considering the gross cross-cultural factors that determine how different societies function, paying more attention to mindful consumption, and embracing the complexity of our interconnected world. This article takes a socio-historical approach by considering the factors that influence what has been achieved since Moray's keynote address. We conclude with our own set of predictions for the future and priorities for addressing the challenges that we are likely to face. Practitioner Summary: We critically reflect on what has been achieved by the ergonomics profession in addressing the global challenges raised by Moray's 1993 keynote address to the International Ergonomics Association. Apart from healthcare, the response has largely been weak and disorganised. We make suggestions for priority research and practice that is required to facilitate a sustainable future for humanity.

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Ergonomics and sustainable development in the past two decades (1992–2011): Research trends and how ergonomics can contribute to sustainable development

Cited by 78 publications

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Urban Systems: Mapping Interdependencies and Outcomes to Support Systems Thinking

Urban Systems: Mapping Interdependencies and Outcomes to Support Systems Thinking

Managing Human Factors to Reduce Organisational Risk in Industry

State of Science: ergonomics and global issues

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