Contemporary Ergonomics 2008: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics (CE2008), 1-3 April 2008, Nottingham, UK (Contemporary Ergonomics)

Front cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 18
AGEING POPULATION......Page 20
UNDERSTANDINGWORKPLACE DESIGN FOR OLDER WORKERS: A CASE STUDY......Page 22
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELECARE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING IN SURREY......Page 27
THE EFFECTS OF USERS’ AGE, NATIONALITY AND COMPUTER EXPERIENCE ON ICON RECOGNITION......Page 33
APPLICATIONS OF ERGONOMICS......Page 40
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH POLICE EQUIPMENT CARRIAGE WITH BODY ARMOUR, INCLUDING DRIVING......Page 42
TO QUEUE OR NOT TO QUEUE – WHERE ARE THE BISCUITS?......Page 48
TEACHING ERGONOMICS AT A DISTANCE: A VIRTUALWORKPLACE......Page 53
INFLUENCE OF VIBRATION ONWORKLOAD WHILE READING AND WRITING ON INDIAN TRAINS......Page 59
COMPLEX SYSTEMS......Page 66
USING ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TO IMPROVE THE BID PROPOSAL PROCESS......Page 68
A NEW DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK......Page 74
MANAGING HUMAN FACTORSTRADE-OFFS IN ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLE PROJECTS......Page 80
DESIGN......Page 86
ERGONOMICS ASPECTS OF VIDEO CONFERENCING......Page 88
AVOIDING PROJECT FAILURE: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST......Page 94
THE DREAM ECONOMY – DESIGN, EMOTION AND THE USER EXPERIENCE......Page 100
THE CULTURAL IMAGERY USED IN ICON DESIGN......Page 105
ENGLISH, SLOVENIAN, SWEDISH: CAPTURING USER REQUIREMENTS ON LARGE PROJECTS......Page 111
ERGONOMICS 4 SCHOOLS......Page 118
DIAGNOSING FAILURES IN ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR USING INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS......Page 120
A POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION OF FIVE PRIMARY SCHOOLS BUILT TO COVENTRY’S MODEL BRIEF......Page 125
A CHILD CENTRED APPROACHTOTHE DESIGN OF E-LEARNING MATERIAL FOR THE ICT CURRICULUM......Page 131
ERGONOMICS AND SECURITY......Page 138
POSTURE, POSITION & BIOMETRICS: GUIDELINES FOR SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY......Page 140
A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH FOR IMPROVING AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING......Page 146
KEEPING TRACK OF A SUSPECT ON CCTV: HOW HARD CAN IT BE?!......Page 152
TRACKING A SUSPICIOUS PERSON USING CCTV: BUT WHAT DOWE MEAN BY SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR?......Page 158
EXPLORING ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF CCTV OPERATORS: THE ROLE OF SENSITIVITY TO NON-VERBAL CUES......Page 164
HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES......Page 170
DO I REALLY NEED A LIMO? FIT FOR PURPOSE ERGONOMICS/HUMAN FACTORSWORKSHOP......Page 172
CURRENT TRENDS IN HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT......Page 177
NUCLEAR ACTION RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT (NARA), FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF A DATA-BASED HRATOOL......Page 183
RECURRING FACTORS IN REPORTABLE EVENTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS......Page 189
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS......Page 196
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ERGONOMIC DESIGN OFWORKPLACES AND MACHINERY IN CONSTRUCTION......Page 198
EVALUATING TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR PREVENTION OF FALLS FROM SCAFFOLDS......Page 204
THE IMPORTANCE OF POWERTOOL CONSUMABLES ON VIBRATION EXPOSURE......Page 210
IMPLEMENTING A HEALTH MANAGEMENTTOOLKIT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY......Page 216
SURVEY OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION PROFILES......Page 222
MAINTENANCEWORKERS AND ASBESTOS: UNDERSTANDING INFLUENCES ON WORKER BEHAVIOUR......Page 228
EMPLOYING FOREIGNWORKERS IN SWEDEN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR......Page 234
AGEINGWORKFORCE IN CONSTRUCTION – EQUIPMENT USE ANDTHE PREVENTION OF EARLY RETIREMENT......Page 240
COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFETY INITIATIVES IN THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY......Page 246
HCI......Page 256
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION: THE ELEPHANT IN THE CORNER......Page 258
THE CULTURAL ISSUES IN ICON DESIGN......Page 265
CHARLES BABBAGE ANDTHE “FACILITY OF USING”......Page 271
INCLUSIVE DESIGN......Page 278
REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS: COLLECTING USER EXPERIENCES FOR A ‘SOLUTIONS DATABASE’......Page 280
A FRAMEWORK FOR ESTIMATING EXCLUSION FROM WORKTASKS DURING INCLUSIVE DESIGN......Page 286
CATEGORISING DESIGN METHODS: HOW DESIGNERS VIEW THE ROLES OF USER METHODS IN DESIGN......Page 292
OPERATIONALISING ANALYTICAL INCLUSIVE DESIGN EVALUATION......Page 298
THE ASSISTIVE EYE: AN INCLUSIVE DESIGN APPROACH......Page 304
CALIBRATING CAPABILITY LOSS SIMULATORSTO POPULATION DATA......Page 310
MEASURING PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN LEARNED PRODUCT INTERACTIONS......Page 316
TACTILE PAVING A NECESSARY INTERVENTION, BUT DOES IT SUIT EVERYONE?......Page 322
TIME IS MARCHING ON. WHAT REALLY DETERMINES THE TIME IT TAKES US ALL TO GET FROM ATO B?......Page 328
PEDESTRIANS: JUST A SIMPLE FLOW?......Page 334
PATTERN ANDTREND OF PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES IN THE UK: A CASE OF MISUNDERSTOOD ERGONOMICS?......Page 340
SAYWHATYOU SEE? THE EFFECTS OF BEING ABLE TO SEEWHAT’S HAPPENING ON VOCABULARY DESIGN FOR SPEECH INPUT......Page 346
INCLUSIVE COMMUNICATION – THE OTHER BREAKTHROUGH......Page 352
INCLUSION – BLENDING DISABLED USER AND PROFESSIONAL INSIGHTS......Page 357
21 ‘BUILDING BLOCKS’ FOR 21st CENTURY INCLUSION......Page 362
MEDICAL ERGONOMICS......Page 368
TASK ENVELOPES: THE MISSING LINK......Page 370
REDUCING ERRORS IN SURGICAL CARE: THEORY AND EVIDENCE......Page 376
RADIOLOGIST PERFORMANCE IN THE 21st CENTURY: THE IMPACT OFWORKSTATION TYPE AND MSD’S......Page 382
HUMAN RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTHCARE – WHERE NEXT?......Page 388
ANYTIME, ANYWHERE MAMMOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION TRAINING......Page 394
HEAD BANGING: THE ROLE OF ERGONOMICS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF NEURORADIOLOGICAL IMAGES......Page 400
METHODS ANDTOOLS......Page 406
LAPTOPS IN THE LECTURE THEATRE: AN ERGONOMIC FOCUS ONTHE CRITICAL ISSUES......Page 408
DEVELOPMENT OF SOFTWARE SIMULATION TO ENABLE HF ASSESSMENT OF SOME ASMGC’s FEATURES......Page 414
ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ATWORKPLACES......Page 419
A FOLLOW-UP STUDY USING PARTICIPATORY ERGONOMICS TO REDUCE WMSD’s......Page 425
A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN APPROACHTO PREVENTING WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS......Page 430
CROSSMODAL CONGRUENCY BENEFITS FOR TACTILE AND VISUAL SIGNALING......Page 436
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY......Page 442
MANAGEMENT OFWORK-RELEVANT UPPER LIMB DISORDERS......Page 444
GLOVE EFFECTS ON HAND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES IN A LIGHT ASSEMBLY TASK......Page 450
LONG-TERM STUDY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS DURING A REORGANISATION IN ROYAL MAIL......Page 455
TEACHING ABOUT MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS – AREWE BARKING UP THEWRONGTREE?......Page 460
EVALUATION AND INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRICALLY POWERED EQUIPMENT FOR MAIL DELIVERY......Page 466
INITIAL TESTING OF AN INSPECTORS’TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REPETITIVE TASKS (ART)......Page 472
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSPECTORS’ ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR REPETITIVE TASKS OF THE UPPER LIMBS......Page 478
BAGGAGE HANDLING IN NARROW-BODIED AIRCRAFT: FURTHER RISK IDENTIFICATION......Page 484
ERGONOMICS REVIEW OF THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY CONTROL ROOMS......Page 490
PHYSICAL ERGONOMICS......Page 496
THE EFFECTS OF A MID-MORNING CHOCOLATE SNACK ON MOOD AND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE......Page 498
REDUCED PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN IN FIREFIGHTERS USING A PRACTICAL COOLING STRATEGY......Page 504
METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS......Page 510
VIRTUAL ELECTRONIC GAME PLAYING BY CHILDREN CAN BE ACTIVE......Page 515
MILITARY LOAD CARRIAGE INJURIES AND DISCOMFORT: A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY......Page 521
RAIL ERGONOMICS......Page 528
IMPROVING RAILWAY SAFETY CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS......Page 530
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MEETS USER CENTRED DESIGN: IN CAB SIGNALLING DISPLAYS......Page 536
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF REPORTS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SIGNALS PASSED AT DANGER (SPADs)......Page 542
HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION IN RAIL: DEVELOPING THE INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATION......Page 548
THE INFLUENCES ON SAFETY BEHAVIOURS OF RAIL MAINTENANCE STAFF......Page 553
FATIGUE MANAGEMENT IN RAIL: THE ROLE OF ERGONOMICS......Page 559
APPLICATIONS OF HANDHELD COMPUTERS FOR THE RAIL INDUSTRY......Page 565
STRUCTURED OBSERVATIONS OF AUTOMATION USE......Page 571
NETWORK RAIL SIGNALLER’SWORKLOAD TOOLKIT......Page 577
USE OF VISUAL SCENARIOS TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE ENGINEERINGWORK ONTHE UK RAILWAY......Page 583
USE OF OFF-WORKSTATION DISPLAYS IN RAIL CONTROL APPLICATIONS......Page 589
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN RAIL MAINTENANCE......Page 596
FINGERS ONYOUR BUZZERS PLEASE......Page 602
INTEGRATION IS MORETHAN A HUMAN FACTORS ISSUE......Page 608
SAFETY AT SEA......Page 614
TOOTIRED TO START? TRAVEL TOTHE VESSEL AND SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE ATWORK AMONG SEAFARERS......Page 616
A DIARY STUDY OF FATIGUE OFFSHORE......Page 621
SEAFARERS’ FATIGUE: CONCLUSIONS AND THEWAY FORWARD......Page 626
DESIGNING HYPERBARIC DECOMPRESSION CHAMBERS......Page 632
SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS SYMPOSIUM......Page 638
AN EVALUATION OF THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF FOOTWEARWORN AT THE TIME OF A STAIR FALL......Page 640
REFLECTIVITY AS AN INDICATOR OF SLIP RISK......Page 645
ACCIDENTS ON ENGLISH DWELLING STAIRS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO GOING SIZE......Page 651
BEHAVIOURAL SAFETY – REDUCTION OF SLIPS AND TRIP ACCIDENTS IN A STATION ENVIRONMENT......Page 657
KINEMATIC ANDTRIBOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SLIP PHENOMENA DURINGWALKING......Page 663
IMPACT OF SPREADING FLOUR AND SALT ON FLOOR SLIPPERINESS......Page 670
A PROCEDURETO PREPARE FOULED ANDWORN QUARRY TILES......Page 676
PERCEPTION AND COGNITION DURINGWALKING WHILE CONCURRENTLY USING A CELLULAR PHONE......Page 682
EFFECT OF SHOE TYPE ON KINEMATICS OF STAIR NEGOTIATION INWOMEN......Page 688
TO SLIP OR NOT TO SLIP: A COMPARISON OF MATCHED SLIP AND NON-SLIP TRIALS UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS......Page 694
THE MINIMUM COST OF NON-FATAL FALL ACCIDENTS TOTHE NHS IN ENGLAND......Page 700
OPTIMUM FRICTION LEVEL FORWALKING OVER A FLOOR......Page 706
MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TO PREVENT SLIP, TRIP, AND FALL (STF) INCIDENTS AMONG HOSPITALWORKERS......Page 712
SLIPS AND/OR TRIPS AT THE MENOPAUSE......Page 718
THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SLIPS, TRIPS, AND FALLS IN THE U.S. ARMY......Page 724
A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON SLIP POTENTIALS OF STEPPING BAREFOOT ON SLIPPERY FLOORS......Page 729
MODELING SHOE-FLOOR-CONTAMINANT FRICTION APPLIED TO A PIN-ON-DISK APPARATUS......Page 736
COMPARISON OF SITE-BASED FRICTION MEASUREMENT AND SLIP POTENTIAL......Page 742
NATURE OF THE SHOE WEAR: ITS UNIQUENESS, COMPLEXITY AND EFFECTS ON SLIP RESISTANCE PROPERTIES......Page 747
LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS OF FLOOR SURFACE PARAMETERS ON FRICTION AT SHOE-FLOOR INTERFACE......Page 754
TRANSPORT......Page 760
COMBINED POSTURE AND VIBRATION INVESTIGATIONS AMONG OCCUPATIONAL DRIVERS......Page 762
SAFE AND FUEL EFFICIENT DRIVING: DEFINING THE BENCHMARKS......Page 768
DETECTION OF MEMORY LAPSE DURING FLIGHT: A STUDY OF BACK-UP SYSTEMS AND FEEDBACK......Page 774
ERGONOMICS ISSUES IN A JET CAR CRASH......Page 780
DRIVERS AND DRIVING: A SEGMENTATION BASED ON BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES......Page 786
DIFFERENT RIDERS ON DIFFERENT MOTORCYCLES: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHTO RIDER COMFORT......Page 792
PROFILING A NEW USER GROUP: ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA FOR MOTORCYCLISTS......Page 798
SPATIAL DIFFERENCES IN SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT LOSSES UNDER A BICYCLE HELMET......Page 804
Author index......Page 810
Back cover......Page 814