Sökning: "Ergonomists"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 uppsatser innehållade ordet Ergonomists.

  1. 1. Product Solutions for Occupational Health and Safety Risks – A Digital Tool

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Författare :Julia Gårdestam; Sarah Nordh; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Work Environment; Risk Assessment; Product Proposal; Manual Handling; Digital Tool.; Arbetsmiljö; Riskbedömning; Produktförslag; Manuell hantering; Digitalt verktyg.;

    Sammanfattning : Today, there are clearly defined directives and laws that regulate the work environment in Sweden, but despite this, there are still deficiencies in the work environment for companies. Physical work has a particularly high risk of developing occupational injuries, with heavy lifting being one of the contributing factors. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Organizational Readiness for Initiating the Implementation of the RAMP Tool : A case study of LKAB Malmberget

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Ergonomi

    Författare :Katerina Kraus; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Systematic work environment management; RAMP tool; organizational readiness; implementation of risk management tool;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, all employers are obligated to provide occupational health services that prevent and eliminate health risks in the workplace. Risk assessment is one of the recommended procedures of systematic work environment management that employers shall conduct to investigate the occurrence of workplace risks. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Design and Evaluation of an Interactive Individual Ergonomic Report for Surgeons

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Författare :Melanie Anna Sherina Hensel; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Surgical ergonomics; Risk visualization; Ergonomic awareness; Physical workload; Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders; Usability evaluation; Kirurgisk ergonomi; Riskvisualisering; Ergonomisk medvetenhet; Fysisk arbetsbelastning; Arbetsrelaterade belastningsskador; Utvärdering av användbarhet;

    Sammanfattning : Surgeons have been identified as one of the highest risk groups in healthcare to develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Especially the neck and shoulders are found to be at high musculoskeletal risk due to surgeons commonly operating in a static and awkward posture for a prolonged time. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Evaluation of the RAMP Tool’s New Hand Model -Reliability, Usability and Face Validity

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Författare :Dina Burghol; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Hand-Intensive Work; RAMP Tool; Observation-based Risk Assessment tools; reliability; Usability; Face Validity.;

    Sammanfattning : Hand-intensive work significantly correlates with the increased risks of developing Distal upper-extremity (DUE) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendinitis. Many studies have investigated the physical risk factors and their contribution to the occurrence of the DUE WMSDs. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Automating the harm evaluation methodology

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Författare :David Rubiño Espinosa De los Monteros-Aliaga; Cristina Rodriguez Arriaza; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Automation; ergonomic evaluation method; time reduction; interface; HARM; motion capture; industry; Xsens technologies; MATLAB and force sensors;

    Sammanfattning : The advance of automation in industry has meant that in recent years companies have begun to look for other ways to improve the efficiency of their productivity. Automation is present in all types of activities in industry, however, there are certain activities that cannot be fully automated due to the difficulty to develop them. LÄS MER