Browsing Theses by Subject "Ergonomics"
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Characterizing the Biomechanical Exposures Associated with Common and High Demand Personal Support Worker Tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-31)Background: The physical demands that personal support workers (PSWs) are exposed to are increasing as our population ages and our society is increasingly shifting to at-home care, resulting in increases in workload ... -
Design and Assessment of External Displays on Autonomous Vehicles for Pedestrian Safety
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-05)The most vulnerable group in road agents is pedestrians. In the Netherlands, from 2005 to 2009, the average lethality rate for vulnerable road users was 14 per 100 serious road injuries. Prior to autonomous vehicles (AV), ... -
Exploring the Utility of Inter-Segmental Coordination to Assess Movement Competency During Lifting Tasks
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-22)Pre-employment screens are used within the hiring process to determine the hiring or placement of employees in the workplace. It is important that such screens adequately replicate or generalize to the work of interest. ... -
Fatigue at the Workplace: Measurement and Temporal Development
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-12)Fatigue at the workplace has been described as a multidimensional construct, affecting the overall state of the whole organism, which may be a consequence of prolonged work and various psychological, socioeconomic, and ... -
Full-Body Inverse Dynamics Using Inertial Measurement Units
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-01)Estimating the loads on the human body is crucial in ergonomics, where it is of use in workplace design, task-load assessment, and safety limits establishment. It is also relevant to rehabilitation studies, where it can ... -
Statistical Power in Ergonomic Intervention Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-21)As awareness of the costs of workplace injury and illness continues to grow, there has been an increased demand for effective ergonomic interventions to reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The goal ... -
TIME VARYING GENDER AND PASSIVE TISSUE RESPONSES TO PROLONGED DRIVING
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-15)Background: Prolonged sitting in an automobile seat may alter the passive tissue stiffness of the lumbar spine differentially in males and females. Gender specific ergonomic interventions may be indicated for the ... -
Use of Kinematics to Minimize Construction Workers' Risk of Musculoskeletal Injury
(University of Waterloo, 2017-03-29)Construction work requires more repetitive and highly physical effort than, for example, office work. Despite technological advancements in construction, the human factor is still an essential part of the industry. Hence, ... -
Using pattern recognition to detect differences in movement strategy between high and low relative biomechanical exposure lifts and lifters: Application to backboard lifting
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-13)Introduction: Backboard lifting is a demanding aspect of paramedic work that results in higher low back moments and sagittal trunk angles compared to other paramedic tasks. Movement strategy in a backboard lift affects ... -
Variation of Force Amplitude and its Effects on Muscle Fatigue
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-20)Current trends in industry are leaning towards specialized production systems and sedentary computer work tasks that are associated with low and less varying mechanical exposures. It has been suggested that physical ...