The Physical Working Capacity of Iranian Steel-Workers

Shahnawaz, H.; Tuxworth, W.

doi:10.1080/00140137808931694

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“…In Iran, ergonomics started in the early 1970s with a few isolated studies [10,11,12]. In 1977, H. Shahnavaz introduced ergonomics into the curriculum in industrial engineering at the Tehran Arya Mehr University (Sharif).…”

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Participatory Ergonomics Intervention in an Industrially Developing Country—A Case Study

Helali

Lönnroth

Shahnavaz

2008

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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In industrially developing countries, a few ergonomists have directed great efforts towards developing ergonomics awareness among managers and workers in organizations. There is little research on the degree of their success, though. Furthermore, access of organizations to ergonomics knowledge is usually very difficult, especially in industrially developing countries. Thus, building ergonomics awareness is certainly the first phase of the process. Three companies from one industry (44 people: 14 females and 30 males) participated in a project aimed at improving their work system. At the beginning, we needed to create a common goal and ensure participation with appropriate ergonomics tools. The findings of this study were the key issue for the ergonomics intervention (i.e., a shared vision, awakened need of change and learning). Further, to build ergonomics awareness and develop a continuous learning process in the company, it was necessary to use more ergonomics tools through workers' participation in different workplaces.

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confidence: 99%