Validating a framework for participatory ergonomics (the PEF)

Haines, Helen; Wilson, John R.; Vink, P.; Koningsveld, E.A.P.

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“…'Participatory ergonomics' includes a large variety of approaches and an interesting framework to classify the approaches has been developed by Haines et al (2002). Apart from the classification it is also interesting to know what factors influence the chance of being successful.…”

Section: Success Factors In the Process Towards Better Comfort And Prmentioning

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Positive outcomes of participatory ergonomics in terms of greater comfort and higher productivity

2006

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Ergonomics sometimes has a negative connotation as it is seen to be connected to illness or guidelines that limit innovations. This paper is focused on the positive aspects of ergonomics in improvement of the working environment. It consists of a part that studies the literature on success factors in the process towards higher productivity and greater comfort, the formulation of a model and a hypothesis, which is illustrated by four cases.The model distinguishes the success factors in 'goal', 'involvement' and 'process'. Goals: evidence is found in the literature that a positive approach has benefits in terms of shareholder value and productivity, and for comfort. Involvement: the literature shows that participation of end-users and management contributes to success. Process: in the process it is essential to have a good inventory of the problems, a structured approach, a steering group responsible for the guidance, and end-users involvement in testing of ideas and prototypes.It is hypothesized that the chance of success increases by empowerment (making the end-user responsible for deciding on the next step in the process) and positive experiences of end-users with the potential improvement (end-users feel or see the benefits). The four cases illustrate that the hypothesis can be used in evaluating cases.

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Section: Success Factors In the Process Towards Better Comfort And Prmentioning

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Positive outcomes of participatory ergonomics in terms of greater comfort and higher productivity

2006

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“…Attempts have been made to reduce MSDs in the working population, for example, intervention programs [2][3][4][5], standards [6] and guidelines [7,8] have been developed to try to eliminate workplace risk factors, but they are still commonplace. Research suggests that more intervention approaches are required and that methods currently being used to reduce the risk of MSDs among workers could be improved [9,10].…”

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Reducing work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) through design: Views of ergonomics and design practitioners

Punchihewa

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2015

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BACKGROUND: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) affect the well-being of workers. Unfortunately, user requirements for design to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively communicated to designers creating a mismatch between the user requirements and what is ultimately produced. OBJECTIVE:To understand the views of practitioners of design and ergonomics regarding tools for participatory design and features they would like to see in such tools. METHODS:An online questionnaire survey was conducted with a cohort of practitioners of ergonomics and design (n=32). In-depth interviews were then conducted with a subset of these practitioners (n=8). To facilitate discussion, a prototype integrated design tool was developed and demonstrated to practitioners using a verbalized walkthrough approach. RESULTS:According to the results of the questionnaire survey, the majority (70%) believed an integrated approach to participatory design would help reduce work-related MSDs and suggested ways to achieve this, for example, through sharing design information. The interviews showed the majority (n=7) valued being provided with guidance on design activities and ways to manage and present information. CONCLUSION:It is believed that an integrated approach to design in order to help reduce work-related MSDs is highly important and a provision to evaluate design solutions would be desirable for practitioners of design and ergonomics.Keywords: design process; participatory design; design methods IntroductionWork-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect the health and well-being of workers and can hinder growth in the industrial sector causing staggering expense [1]. Attempts have been made to reduce MSDs in the working population, for example, intervention programs [2-5], standards [6] and guidelines [7,8] have been developed to try to eliminate workplace risk factors, but they are still commonplace. Research suggests that more intervention approaches are required and that methods currently being used to reduce the risk of MSDs among workers could be improved [9,10]. Adherence to ergonomics in design together with a full assessment of work systems would help curb work-related MSDs [1].A drawback in the design process is the mismatch between user requirements to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs and what is ultimately produced [11,12]. Stakeholders in the design process include users that directly interact with equipment and processes and practitioners such as engineers, designers and others such as ergonomists, occupational health professionals and health and safety personnel that may be involved in the design process and influence design decisions. However, the involvement of such professionals varies [13] and 2 user focused design requirements to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively and efficiently conveyed preventing appropriate solutions being incorporated in the next generation of designs. Thus, a mechanism to fill this void between the users and the ...

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“…Participatory ergonomics is defined as "the involvement of people in planning and controlling a significant amount of their own work activities, with sufficient knowledge and power to influence both processes and outcomes in order to achieve desirable goal" [10]. According to previous researches, participatory ergonomics process is believed to encourage workers to be involved in controlling their own work, consequently decreasing work-related risk factors and thereby improve occupational health and safety [11].…”

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The ergonomics interventions evaluation. A study based on usability

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Abstract. ISO 9241-11 and ISO 13407 are recognized as important standards related to usability. ISO 9241-11 suggests that usability measures should cover: effectiveness (the ability of users to complete tasks using the system, and the quality of the output of those tasks), efficiency (the level of resource consumed in performing tasks) and users' satisfaction (subjective perception when using the product, process or system). Based on these basic knowledge on usability concept the article aims to describe a proposed methodology for the global assessments of the ergonomics interventions in the case of industrial system. The research scenario consists in a survey based on a developed questionnaire that evaluate the ergonomics interventions, in terms of usability. In addition, the results of an experimental research demonstrate the testing and validation of the proposed approach. The method could be seen as an ergonomics continuous improvement one.

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Validating a framework for participatory ergonomics (the PEF)

Cited by 240 publications

References 8 publications

Positive outcomes of participatory ergonomics in terms of greater comfort and higher productivity

Positive outcomes of participatory ergonomics in terms of greater comfort and higher productivity

Reducing work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) through design: Views of ergonomics and design practitioners

The ergonomics interventions evaluation. A study based on usability

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