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Ergonomics action research II: a framework for integrating HF into work system design by Neumann, W.P., Village, J.

“…This paper presents a conceptual framework that can support efforts to integrate human factors (HF) into the work system design process, where improved and…”
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Using action research to develop human factors approaches to improve assembly quality during early design and ramp-up of an assembly line by Village, J., Salustri, F.A., Neumann, W.P.

“…Engineers at a large electronics new product initiation site were interested in developing human factors (HF) approaches to help improve assembly quality…”
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Assessing whole body vibration exposure for use in epidemiological studies of back injuries: measurements, observations and self-reports by Village, J., Trask, C., Chow, Y., Morrison, J.B., Koehoorn, M., Teschke, K.

“…Improved assessment of whole body vibration exposure is needed for epidemiological studies investigating the causes of low back disorders. Vibration was…”
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An ergonomics action research demonstration: integrating human factors into assembly design processes by Village, J., Greig, M., Salustri, F., Zolfaghari, S., Neumann, W.P.

“…In action research (AR), the researcher participates 'in' the actions in an organisation, while simultaneously reflecting 'on' the actions to promote learning…”
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Development and evaluation of an observational Back-Exposure Sampling Tool (Back-EST) for work-related back injury risk factors by Village, J., Trask, C., Luong, N., Chow, Y., Johnson, P., Koehoorn, M., Teschke, K.

“…We developed and evaluated an observational Back-Exposure Sampling Tool. A literature review suggested 53 exposure variables; these were reduced to 20…”
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Quantifying tasks, ergonomic exposures and injury rates among school custodial workers by Village, J., Koehoorn, M., Hossain, S., Ostry, A.

“…A job exposure matrix of ergonomics risk factors was constructed for school custodial workers in one large school district in the province of British Columbia…”
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Electromyography as a measure of peak and cumulative workload in intermediate care and its relationship to musculoskeletal injury: An exploratory ergonomic study by Village, J., Frazer, M., Cohen, M., Leyland, A., Park, I., Yassi, A.

“…Injury rates in Intermediate Care (IC) facilities are high and the factors related to these injuries are unclear. The objectives of this exploratory sub-study,…”
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Biomechanical comparison of carpet-stretching devices by Village, J, Morrison, J B, Leyland, A

“…Peak impact forces, measured from seven male carpetlayers using a knee-kicker over 39 trials were 2933 N (SD 397), taking 9.5 ms (SD +/- 1.1) to reach peak…”
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Whole-body vibration in underground load-haul-dump vehicles by Village, J, Morrison, J B, Leong, D K

“…Whole-body vibrations (WBV) were measured at the seatpan of load-haul-dump (LHD) vehicles of 3.5-, 5-, 6- and 8-yard capacity at two underground mines…”
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Evaluation of selected ergonomic assessment tools for use in providing job accommodation for people with inflammatory arthritis by Village, Judy, Backman, Catherine L, Lacaille, Diane

“…Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a leading cause of work disability, especially for those with jobs involving repetitive, hand-intensive or manual work…”
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Work Organization and Musculoskeletal Injuries among a Cohort of Health Care Workers by Koehoorn, Mieke, Demers, Paul A, Hertzman, Clyde, Village, Judy, Kennedy, Susan M

“…Objectives This study investigated the relationship between work-organization factors (job control, job demands, and workload measures) and the risk of…”
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Building and operating digital terrestrial television in the UK by Ellen, M.T, Village, J.A

“…Digital terrestrial television (DTT) commenced trial operational service in the United Kingdom in Autumn 1997, leading on to a full service launch July 1998…”
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Musculoskeletal and injury 1 by Koehoorn, M., Xu, F., Village, J., Trask, C., Teschke, K., Leclerc, A., Gourmelen, J., Chastang, J. F., Lanoe, J. L., Lipscomb, H. J., Kucera, K., Epling, C. A., Dement, J. M., Palmer, K. T., Calnan, M., Reading, I., Coggon, D., Venema, A., De Vroome, E. M. M., Videman, T., Levalahti, E., Battie, M. C.

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Exposure assessment 2 by Jin, Y., Deddens, J. A., Saejiw, N., Chaiear, N., Ngoencharee, J., Sadhra, S., Coble, J. B., Vermeulen, R. C. H., Ji, B. T., Xue, S., Dosemeci, M., Lu, W., Zheng, W., Gao, Y. T., Blair, A., Chow, W. H., Rothman, N., Kromhout, H., Fransman, W., de Vocht, F., van Wendel de Joode, B., Neitzel, R. L., Daniell, W. E., Davies, H. W., Sheppard, L., Seixas, N. S., Teschke, K., Johnson, P., Trask, C., Chow, Y., Village, J., Koehoorn, M.

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3G shared infrastructure by Village, J.A, Worrall, K.P, Crawford, D.I

“…The paper gives an overview of the network sharing options open to 3G network operators. The drivers for network sharing are mainly economic and the need to…”
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Workload as a determinant of staff injury in intermediate care by Cohen, Marcy, Village, Judy, Ostry, Aleck S, Ratner, Pamela A, Cvitkovich, Yuri, Yassi, Annalee

“…Care aides (CAs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in intermediate care (IC) facilities experience high risks of injury. Workload measures were examined in…”
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