2017 Conference - Papers Sorted by Session
Thursday, June 1, 2017 |
| Session-1: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders | |
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| Calculating the Maximum Acceptable Effort for an Isolated Subtask While Still Accounting for the Demands of all Other Subtasks - Murray Gibson and Jim Potvin |
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| Systematic Review of Subjective Tools Available to Investigate the Development of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons - Kiana Kia and Xinhui Zhu |
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| Identifying the Negative Social Environment as a Result of Having Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Workplace - Stella Rostkowski |
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| Getting a Handle on Grip Strength - George Page, Steve Fleming, and Greg Weames |
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| Session-2: Prevention Through Design and Reconstruction | |
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| Tanker Truck Loading Platform Fall Protection Accident Reconstruction Analysis - Dennis Brickman, Erick Knox, Daniel Kruger, Rod Brewster, and Joel Lueck |
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| Evaluating the Effectiveness of Innovative Ceiling Installation Techniques Among Drywall Installers - Priyadarshini Dasgupta, Benjamin Hughes, and Bryan Buchholz |
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| Virtual Ergonomics in Prevention through Design (PtD) Example of a Value Added Proposition - Jeanne Guerin |
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| Prevention Through Design: A Commercial Fishing Vessel Case Study - Deborah Read and Gregory Mohs |
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| Session-3: Employee Health and Wellness | |
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| A Proposal of Allostatic Load Operationalization Within Homeostatic Range -
Occupation as a Risk Factor and Self-Rated Health as Outcome - Manuel Cifuentes, Devan Hawkins, and Mujahed Shraim |
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| Safe Client Handling Program in Fraser Health - Deanna Harrison, Remi Adejumo, Melanie Gee, Nermin Helal, and Leah Thomas-Olson |
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| Workplace Wellness Programs: A Healthier, Happier, and More Productive Workforce? - Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia |
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| Integrating Safe Client Handling - Leah Thomas-Olson, Remi Adejumo, Melanie Gee, Deanna Harrison, and Nermin Helal |
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| Session-4: Student Presentations - I | |
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| Injury-Specific Novel Safety Training Helps to Reduce Injuries in the Renewable Energy Generation Sector - Madhia Ahmed and Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan |
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| Call Center Productivity Over 6 Months Following a Standing Desk Intervention - Gregory Garret, Mark Benden, Ranjana Mehta, Adam Pickens, Camille Peres, and Hongwei Zhao |
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| Gender Differences in Safe Loading Thresholds for Rotator Cuff Muscles - Mohammed Motabar, Esther Raub, and Ashish Nimbarte |
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| Fatigue Risk Assessment & Management in high risk Environments (FRAME): The FRAME scale - Ashley Shortz, Ranjana Mehta, Camille Peres, and Sloane Hoyle |
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| Session-5: Hot Topics | |
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| A Chair Assessment Model for Organizational Benefit, Safety, and Asset Management - Alison Heller-Ono |
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| Do Sit-Stand Workstations Increase Variation in Upper Arm Postures While
Performing Computer-Intensive Office Work? - Divya Srinivasan, Svend Erik Mathiassen, Dechristian Barbieri, and Ana Beatriz Oliveira |
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| Session-6: Risk Assessment and Risk Perception | |
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| A Survey Study of Ergonomic Risks Associated with Older Workers in the Road Construction Industry - Alexander Barkley, Kwangseog Ahn, and Sang Choi |
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| Assessing the Risk of Falls using the Ratings of Perceived Loss of Balance: A Pilot Study - Sang Choi |
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| A Method For Measuring Slip Resistance On Footwear Designed For Snow and Ice - Steve Fleming, Greg Weames, and George Page |
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| Session-7: Education/Training - Ergonomics, Safety, and Sustainability | |
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| Effectiveness of Text Message Ergonomics Refresher Training in Young Masonry Apprentices - Dan Anton, Leah Mohtes-Chan, Amelia Vaughan, Miles Havard, Laurel Kincl, Jennifer Hess, and Douglas Weeks |
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| Assessment of A Core Class on Sustainability - Anoop Desai |
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| A Real-World Ready (RWR) Initiative to Engage Students in
Conducting Construction Safety Research - Lu Yuan |
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| Session-8: Student Presentations - II | |
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| Identifying Ergonomic Risk in Marching Percussion - Hope Archer, Julie Boyd, and Yousif Abulhassan |
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| Adoptability of Orchard Ladders with Short Rung Spacing - Victor Duraj, Tyler Hunter, and Fadi Fathallah |
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| Use Experience and Task Completion Time Evaluation of Impact Protective Gloves - David Moore and Naira Campbell-Kyureghyan |
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| Session-Panel: Research to Practice to Research | |
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| RtPtR – Ergonomics in Construction Industry - Jim Borchardt and Sang Choi |
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| Discussion Panel: Research to Practice to Research (RtPtR) – Bridging the Gap between the Practitioners and Academics
- Sang Choi and Jim Borchardt |
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| Manual Material Handling in the Automotive Industry: Research, Guidelines and Standards - Robert Fox |
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| Translational Research in Ergonomics: from Mobile
Devices to Semi-trucks
- Jay Kim and Peter Johnson |
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| Operator-Power Tool Interaction and the Need to
Update the Standards
- Jim Lin |
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| GM Global Ergonomic Manufacturing Engineering Process - Applying Consistent
Strategies and Methodologies for Success - Gwen Malone |
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
| Session-1: Environmental Stressors and Sustainability | |
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| A Modular Framework for Green Product Design - Anoop Desai and Anil Mital |
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| System for Performance Impacts from Conditions in the Environment (SPICE) - Rajiv Prasad, Garill Coles, Angela Dalton, Nancy Kohn, Kristi Branch, Alvah Bittner, and Scott Taylor |
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| Ultraviolet Radiation Penetration Through Clothing and Hair - Uwe Reischl |
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| Session-2: Whole-body Vibration Exposure | |
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| Whole-body Vibration Exposure in Operating Drill Machines in Iron-Ore Mines: A Case Study - Dhanjee Chaudhary, Aditya Patra, and Ashis Bhattacherjee |
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| Influence of Some Mechanical Factors on Whole-body Vibration (WBV)
for 100-tonne Dumpers - Soumyadeep Pati, Kaushik Dey, and Ashis Bhattacharjee |
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| Neonate Exposure to Whole Body Vibration: What is Really Happening during Ground Transport? - Dawn Ryan, Jeffrey Weness, David Hirschman, and Peter Johnson |
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| Association of Some Personal and Occupational Factors with Accidents at
Continuous Miner Worksite: A Case Study - Amrites Senapati, Ashis Bhattacherjee, and Karthik Ravichandran |
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| Session-3: Behavioral Safety and Safety Management | |
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| Risk Reduction (R2) Scorecard: A Safety Management Case Study from the Hospitality Sector - Craig Halpern and Steve Garvy |
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| Evaluation of Symbols for Safety Behaviors - S. David Leonard, Erica Medrano, and Patty Livingston |
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| Emotion Based Safety – The Role of Emotions in Occupational Health & Safety in the Workplace - Terrance Stobbe, William Cormier, and Christopher Monteressi |
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| Session-4: Exposure Assessment - Mental Workload | |
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| Scaling Environmental-Condition (EC) Aversiveness: Direct-Estimation and Borg-10 Scale Comparison for Felt-Recoil - Alvah Bittner |
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| Application of Mental Models Approach to Inform the Design of a Firefighters Personal Exposure Reporting System - Barbara Millet |
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| Analysis on User Interface Aspects of Software Used by Commercial Banks in India - Era Poddar |
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