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Major Health Risk Factors in Iranian Hand-Woven Carpet Industry by Choobineh, Alireza, Shahnavaz, Houshang, Lahmi, Mohammadali

“…This paper reviews the role and importance of small-scale industries together with the issue of occupational health problems and their causes in Iranian…”
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Subjective evaluation of three helmets in cold laboratory and warm field conditions by Liu, Xiaoxiong, Abeysekera, John, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…Helmets are widely used in industries as a primary protection means for workers. Helmets can provide efficient protection against occupational hazards to the…”
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Evaluation of an ergonomics intervention programme in VDT workplaces by Westlander, Gunnela, Viitasara, Eija, Johansson, Annika, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…This paper focuses on an intervention programme based on the concept of participatory ergonomics. The study was designed within the framework of a…”
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Musculoskeletal problems in Iranian hand-woven carpet industry: Guidelines for workstation design by Choobineh, Alireza, Hosseini, Mostafa, Lahmi, Mohammadali, Khani Jazani, Reza, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…Long hours of static work with awkward posture at traditionally designed looms can cause high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among carpet…”
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Lighting conditions and workplace dimensions of VDU-operators by Shahnavaz, H

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Role of ergonomics in the transfer of technology to industrially developing countries by Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…Technological development has contributed to economic growth and social progress as well as a reduction of many sources of occupational accidents, injuries and…”
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Adaptation to discomfort in personal protective devices: an example with safety helmets by Abeysekera, J D, Shahnavaz, H

“…Discomfort in the use of personal protective devices (PPD) has been one of the chief causes of their non-use. A field trial using industrial helmets was…”
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Musculoskeletal Symptoms as Related to Ergonomic Factors in Iranian Hand-Woven Carpet Industry and General Guidelines for Workstation Design by Choobineh, Alireza, Lahmi, Mohammadali, Shahnavaz, Houshang, Khani Jazani, Reza, Hosseini, Mostafa

“…Carpet weaving is a high risk occupation for developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The objectives of the present study, which was carried out in…”
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Musculoskeletal discomfort and feeling of fatigue among female professional workers: the need for ergonomics consideration by Chavalitsakulchai, P, Shahnavaz, H

“…Subjective feeling of general fatigue and physiological strain were studied in one hundred female professional employees of industrial worker and full-time…”
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Musculoskeletal symptoms in cold exposed and non-cold exposed workers by Piedrahı́ta, Hugo, Punnett, Laura, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…A cross-sectional epidemiologic study was carried out to explore the relationship between musculoskeletal symptoms and cold exposure in a large meat processing…”
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Ergonomics intervention in industries of the industrially developing countries: case study - Iran Khodro (CAR) Company-Iran by Helali, Faramarz, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…In the process of introducing ergonomics to Iran and the objective of the Center for Ergonomics of Developing Countries (CEDC), the management of PTW…”
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Ergonomics aspects of personal protective equipment: its use in industrially developing countries by Abeyskera, J D, Shahnavaz, H

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Ergonomics in China: a historical perspective and some recent development by Ong, C N, Shahnavaz, H

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Creating Ergonomics Awareness in Industrially Developing Countries by Shahnavaz, Houshang

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A head-model reconstruction based upon photogrammetric data from Sri Lankan adult males relevant to the design of headgear by Abeysekera, J D, Shahnavaz, H

“…Due to the large variability in heads and faces in one population, the standard anthropometric dimensions of the head, measured from anatomical landmarks…”
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Creating ergonomics awareness in industrially developing countries by Shahnavaz, Houshang

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Participatory Ergonomics Intervention in an Industrially Developing Country-A Case Study by Helali, Faramarz, Lönnroth, Emma-Christin, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…In industrially developing countries, a few ergonomists have directed great efforts towards developing ergonomics awareness among managers and workers in…”
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Assessment of Future Workshop's Usefulness as an Ergonomics Tool by Skoglind-Öhman, Ingegerd, Shahnavaz, Houshang

“…This study was carried out to assess Future Workshop (FW) regarding its usefulness as a participatory ergonomics method, using a descriptive evaluation design…”
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Workplace injuries in the developing countries by Shahnavaz, H

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Workstation Design in Carpet Hand-Weaving Operation: Guidelines for Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders by Choobineh, Alireza, Lahmi, Mohammadali, Hosseini, Mostafa, Shahnavaz, Houshang, Khani Jazani, Reza

“…Carpet weavers suffer from musculoskeletal problems mainly attributed to poor working postures. Their posture is mostly constrained by the design of…”
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