Ergonomics action research I: shifting from hypothesis testing to experiential learning

Neumann, Patrick; Dixon, Shane M.; Ekman, Marianne

doi:10.1080/00140139.2012.700327

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“…Whereas scientists attempt to form objective conclusions in a given set of circumstances (and at the risk of not being able to be conclusive), the manager in industry needs to make a practical decision, often in spite of uncertainty in the evidence [9]. Neumann et al [10] have explained how generalised knowledge of science is insufficient for successful change and needs to be absorbed and combined with the existing experienced based knowledge from practitioners in organisations. Action research [10] or participatory ergonomics to embed human factors in organisations [24] are promoted as ways forward for researchers to work collaboratively with stakeholders.…”

Section: Looking Again At the Roles Of The Researcher And Managermentioning

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“…Neumann et al [10] have explained how generalised knowledge of science is insufficient for successful change and needs to be absorbed and combined with the existing experienced based knowledge from practitioners in organisations. Action research [10] or participatory ergonomics to embed human factors in organisations [24] are promoted as ways forward for researchers to work collaboratively with stakeholders. I have very much appreciated the analogy provided by Francois Daniellou, of the need for "researchers with dirty hands"placing researchers on the beach with the people, rather than viewing the people from the clifftop.…”

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“…The implementation of human factors research and development (R&D) in an organization can be viewed as an instance of change management requiring good planning, timely execution, and constant interaction between the research team and organizational stakeholders (Holden, Or, Alper, Rivera, & Karsh, 2008). Although some have written about the challenge of individual-or organization-level implementation of human factors interventions (Haslam, 2002;Penteado et al, 2012) or specific approaches for successful implementation (Neumann, Dixon, & Ekman, 2012), few deliberately investigate or even adequately describe their implementation process, challenges faced, and strategies used (Holden et al, 2008). Because of a pervasive publication bias toward positive results (Thornton & Lee, 2000), it is likely that human factors R&D projects that suffered from implementation challenges and, for example, resulted in compromised methods or findings, are underrepresented in publications.…”

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Rapid Translational Field Research Approach for eHealth R&D

Holden

Bodke

Tambe

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and

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Successfully implementing eHealth research and design (R&D) requires a combination of rapid-cycle, flexible, and field-based design, development, and testing methods not readily achievable within traditional academic research programs. We report on an attempt to establish a model for facilitating and speeding up R&D projects, wherein academic faculty, design experts, students, and clinicians cooperate to produce, test, and deploy eHealth products in clinical practice. The first test of this model was performed in a project called Project T, a test of tablet use by older adults with depression, dementia, or both, recruited from a safety net health system. Fifteen tests were performed in a six-month period, which included purchasing, instrument development, approval, coordination, data collection, and interim analysis. The project exceeded its anticipated two-month timeline due to multiple barriers and delays. Having learned from this initial attempt, plans to reorganize the team’s working model for translational field research are described.

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“…Our results show that complex work-related stress is affected not only by physical activities but also by mental and psychological factors and the heart rate increment is suitable to describe these complex effects. Several papers have recently been published [32][33][34][35][36] on widening the scope and importance of complex work stress, which increasingly justify the application of instrumental physiological measurements and the importance of examining these problems. Studying the strain of the human organism associated with work activities requires complex methods, including physiological measurements.…”

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Physiological strain in the Hungarian mining industry: The impact of physical and psychological factors

Varga¹,

Zs.‐Nagy²,

Szirtes³

et al. 2016

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: The objectives of these investigations completed on workplaces in the Hungarian mining industry were to characterize the physiological strain of workers by means of work pulse and to examine the effects of work-related psychological factors. Material and Methods: Continuous heart rate (HR) recording was completed on 71 miners over a total of 794 shifts between 1987 and 1992 in mining plants of the Hungarian mining industry using a 6-channel recorder -Bioport (ZAK, Germany). The work processes were simultaneously documented by video recording along with drawing up the traditional ergonomic workday schedule. All workers passed health evaluation for fitness for work. The effects of different psychological factors (simulated danger, "instrument stress," presence of managers, and effect of prior involvement in accidents as well as different mining technologies and work place illumination) on the work pulse were evaluated. The statistical analysis was completed using SPSS software (version 13.0, SPSS Inc., USA). Results: The work-related physiological strain differed between work places with different mining technologies in groups of 12-18 workers. The work pulse was lowest in bauxite mining (∆HR = 22±8.9 bpm) and highest in drift drilling in dead rock with electric drilling machine (∆HR = 30±6.9 bpm). During sham alarm situation the work pulse was significantly higher than during normal activities with the same physical task (∆HR = 36.7±4.8 bpm vs. 25.8±1.6 bpm, p < 0.001). When work was performed under different psychological stress, the work pulse was consistently higher, while improving the work place illumination decreased the physiological strain appreciably (∆HR (median, 25-75 percentiles) = 23, 20-26 bmp vs. 28, 25-31.3 bpm, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Recording the heart rate during whole-shift work along with the work conditions gives reliable results and helps isolating factors that contribute to increased strain. The results can be used to implement preventive and health promotion measures. Apart from the physiological strain associated with heavy physical work and psychological stress, it is plausible that, due to dust exposure, work in the mines is likely to result in adverse respiratory effects. The coal miner's pneumoconiosis and silicosis are well-known, however, there was no similar effect on the lung function of miners in Australian bauxite mines [15]. The serum aluminum levels were also comparable to normal control subjects [16]. More importantly, however, in a similar geologic area in Hungary, Kovacs found that the thoron to radon concentration ratio was > 0.25, suggesting that there might be an increased health risk [17]. In a systematic screening for cardiovascular limitations by ergometry, we found that the limitations occur roughly twice as often among uranium miners [18] and in coal miners [19] compared to the reference population. This suggests that heavy physical work itself might present increased risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In underground mining, the heavy ph...

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Ergonomics action research I: shifting from hypothesis testing to experiential learning

Cited by 24 publications

References 85 publications

Accounting for Differing Perspectives and Values: The Rail Industry

Accounting for Differing Perspectives and Values: The Rail Industry

Rapid Translational Field Research Approach for eHealth R&D

Physiological strain in the Hungarian mining industry: The impact of physical and psychological factors

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