Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V / edited by Pedro M. Arezes, Rui B. Melo, Paula Carneiro, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Ana Colim, Nélson Costa, Susana Costa, Joana Duarte, Joana C. Guedes, Gonçalo Perestrelo, J. Santos Baptista.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arezes, Pedro M., (editor).

Series:

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, 2198-4190 ; 492

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Occupational health services.

Psychology, Industrial.

Industrial Management.

Occupational Health.

Work and Organizational Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Industrial Management.

Occupational Health.

Work and Organizational Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (826 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book gathers cutting-edge research and best practices relating to occupational risk and safety management, healthcare, and ergonomics. It covers strategies for different industries, such as construction, chemical and healthcare. It emphasizes challenges posed by automation, discusses solutions offered by technologies, and reports on case studies carried out in different countries. Chapters are based on selected contributions to the 20th International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SHO 2023), held on July 20-21, 2023, in Portugal, as a hybrid event. By reporting on different perspectives, such as the ones from managers, employees, and OSH professionals, and covering timely issues, such as implications of telework, issues related to gender inequality and applications of machine learning techniques in occupational health, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration to OSH researchers, practitioners and organizations operating in both local andglobal contexts.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

List of Reviewers

Contents

Ergonomics and Biomechanics

A Look at the Relationship Between Fatigue and Self-employed Truck Drivers

1 Introduction

2 Methodology

3 Results

4 Discussion

5 Conclusions

References

Influence of Postural Intervention During the Sleep Period on Back Pain, Quality of Life and Sleep Quality in Young Adults

2 Materials and Methods

2.1 The Subjects and Night Activities

2.2 Experimental Study

2.3 Procedures

3.1 Postural Behavior

3.2 Back Pain

3.3 Sleep Quality

3.4 Quality of Life

PostureMind-Postural Education in Back Pain and Postural Habits of Children and Teenagers

2.1 Design

2.2 Procedures

3.1 Research Question 1

3.2 Research Question 2

4.1 Limitations

Comparison Between Anthropometric Equipment and Scanners in Hand Measurement

2.1 Sample

2.2 Data Collection

2.3 Measurement Error and Reliability

3.1 Anthropometric and Time Measures

3.2 Technical Variability

4.1 Precision and Reliability Factor

4.2 Time Factor

4.3 Cost Factor

4.4 Complexity Factor

4.5 Comparative Analysis

Risk Assessment Associated with Nursing Staff in an Operating Room

1.1 Background

1.2 Objectives

3.1 Manual Handling Operations (MHO)

3.2 Body Posture

4.1 Manual Handling Operations (MHO)

4.2 Body Posture

Annex 1: Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

Annex 2: Niosh Equation

Annex 3: Kim

Annex 4: Rula Method

References.

The Importance of Ergonomics in Improving the Quality and Productivity Indicators of a Work Process in the Automotive Industry

2.1 Step 1

2.2 Step 2

3 Step 3

4 Results and Discussion

5 Proposal for Improvement, Validation, and Limitations

6 Proposal for Improvement

7 Results Validation

8 Limitations

9 Conclusions

Development of a Rapid Assessment Method of the Potentiality to Transform Manufacturing Workstations into an Assistive Collaborative System

2.1 Proposed Method to Assess the Potentiality for an Assistive Collaborative Workstation

3 Results and Discussion

3.1 Results of the Characterization of the Furniture Assembly Workstation

3.2 Results of the Evaluation of the Potentiality for an Assistive Collaborative System

4 Conclusions

Ergo4workers: Usability Testing of the Second Prototype of an App for the Ergonomic Assessment of Healthcare Professionals

1.1 E4W App: Second Prototype

2 E4W App: Second Prototype Usability Testing

Development of a Questionnaire to Understand Future Users' Preferences About Human-Centric Autonomous Car Interior

2.1 Questionnaire Design

2.2 Pilot Test Procedure

Occupational and Individual Factors for Musculoskeletal Pain in the Automotive Industry

2.1 Study Design

2.2 Participants

2.3 Outcome Variable

2.4 Determinant Variables

2.5 Statistical Analysis

4.1 Psychosocial Factors

4.2 Biomechanical Factors

4.3 Individual Factors

4.4 Limitations

5 Conclusions.

References

Human-Centered Design Approach to the Development of a Graphical User-Interface for Visual Inspection Task: A Use-Case in the Aircraft Manufacturing

2.1 Research Design

2.2 Description of the Inspection Procedure

2.3 Requirements Definition

2.4 Prototype and Design of the Graphical User-Interface (GUI)

2.5 Participants and Usability Testing

Development and Implementation of a Management Model of Ergonomic Conditions Supported by Autonomous Teams

2.1 Macroergonomic Analysis

2.2 Microergonomic Analysis

3.1 Analysis of the Company's Ergonomic Conditions

3.2 Process for Improving the Ergonomic Conditions of Risk Activities

3.3 ErgoTeams Functioning

Lumbar Postural Responses During Gaming Activity: A Study with Semi-Professional and Amateur Gamers

2.2 Analysis of Gamers Community Behaviours

2.3 Experimental Procedure

2.4 Data Analysis

3.1 Gamming Behaviours Analysis

3.2 Experimental Study

Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Assessment in a Radiotherapy Service

Deep-Sea Port Crane Operators' Muscle Fatigue on Low Back and Shoulder: A Primary Exploration for Occupational Health and Safety Purposes

2.1 Subjects

2.2 Instrument

2.3 Research Protocol

2.4 Research Ethics

3.1 Low Back Fatigue Test

3.2 Shoulder (Upper Trapezius) Fatigue Test.

3.3 Differential Percentage of MVC Between Before and After a Routine Work Session

5 Conclusion

Risk Factors for Lower Limb Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

2.1 Development of the Questionnaire

2.2 Preparation of the Interview

2.3 Application of the Questionnaire and the Interviews

3.1 Questionnaire's Results

3.2 Content Analysis of the Interviews

Evaluation of the Physical Activity Intensity in Primary School Children During the Lockdown

2.1 Participants

2.2 Procedure

2.3 Instruments and Data Processing

2.4 Statistical Analysis

Circadian and Biological Rhythms in Shift Workers-A Firefighter's Study

2.2 Study Design

2.3 Statistical Analysis

Characterisation of the Portuguese Footwear Industry Relative to Occupational Health and Saefety

Occupational and Environmental Health

Modelling Physical Fatigue Through Physiological Monitoring Within High-Risk Professions

2.2 Experimental Design

2.3 Physical Fatigue Classification Model

Cardiopulmonary, Metabolic and Perceived Exertion Characteristics Among Portuguese Firefighters

2.2 Experimental Approach

2.3 Data Collection

2.4 Data Analysis.

2.5 Statistical Procedures

Towards an Integrated Approach on Occupational Health to Tackle COVID19 Pandemic

2.1 Workers Population Assessed

2.2 Serologic Surveillance

2.3 Hematologic Surveillance

2.4 Environmental Assessment

3.1 Serologic Surveillance

3.2 Hematologic Surveillance

3.3 Serologic and Hematologic Surveillance Correlation

3.4 Correlation Analyses Between Serologic and Hematologic Surveillance and Questionnaires Data

3.5 Environmental Assessment from SARS-CoV-2

Occupational Health and Safety Development Needs in the Home Care Sector in Finland

4 Discussion and Conclusions

Use of Urinary Creatinine to Assess Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter: A Preliminary Study

2.1 Selection and Characterization of Participants

2.2 Sampling Campaigns

2.3 Determination of Creatinine Levels

3.1 Characterization of Participants

3.2 Creatinine Levels

Characterization of Metal Content in the Saliva of Firefighters: A Preliminary Study

2.1 Study Population and Sampling Campaigns

2.2 Determination of Metal Content and Data Tretament

3.1 Characterization of Firefighters

3.2 Levels of Metals in Saliva

4 Conclusion

Cardiorespiratory Symptoms and Disease Among Firefighters

3.1 Respiratory Outcomes

3.2 Cardiovascular Outcomes

Indoor Air Quality in Fitness Centers with/without the Restrictions of COVID-19.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Arezes, Pedro M. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V

ISBN:

3031382773

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9783031382765

3031382765