Risk analysis and assessment methodologies in the work sites: On a review, classification and comparative study of the scientific literature of the period 2000–2009

PK Marhavilas, D Koulouriotis, V Gemeni - Journal of Loss Prevention in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to determine and study, analyze and elaborate, classify and
categorize the main risk analysis and risk-assessment methods and techniques by …

Are workplace health promotion programs effective at improving presenteeism in workers? A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the literature

C Cancelliere, JD Cassidy, C Ammendolia, P Côté - BMC public health, 2011 - Springer
Background Presenteeism is highly prevalent and costly to employers. It is defined as being
present at work, but limited in some aspect of job performance by a health problem …

Well-being at work–overview and perspective

P Schulte, H Vainio - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2010 - JSTOR
This paper provides an overview of and perspective on the concept of well-being at work.
Well-being is a term that reflects not only on one's health but satisfaction with work and life …

Ergonomics contributions to company strategies

J Dul, WP Neumann - Applied ergonomics, 2009 - Elsevier
Managers usually associate ergonomics with occupational health and safety and related
legislation, not with business performance. In many companies, these decision makers …

Human factors: spanning the gap between OM and HRM

W Patrick Neumann, J Dul - International journal of operations & …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the claim that the application of human
factors (HF) knowledge can improve both human well‐being and operations system (OS) …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating human fatigue and recovery into the learning–forgetting process

MY Jaber, ZS Givi, WP Neumann - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2013 - Elsevier
The available learning and forgetting models do not consider the physical loading that
performing a task requires. In some situations, physical loading results in workers' fatigue on …

Intervention practices in musculoskeletal disorder prevention: a critical literature review

D Denis, M St-Vincent, D Imbeau, C Jette, I Nastasia - Applied ergonomics, 2008 - Elsevier
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect much of the workforce and remain a major form of
occupational ill health. With a view to improving the efficacy of interventions, this review …

Does ergonomics improve product quality and reduce costs? A review article

M Zare, M Croq, F Hossein‐Arabi… - Human Factors and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Competition is an ongoing challenge confronting industrial corporations, particularly
automobile manufacturing. Striving to improve product quality and productivity, automotive …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling worker reliability with learning and fatigue

ZS Givi, MY Jaber, WP Neumann - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
A mathematical model is developed that estimates the human error rate while performing an
assembly job under the influence of learning–forgetting and fatigue–recovery. Despite other …

An assessment of ergonomics climate and its association with self-reported pain, organizational performance and employee well-being

E Faez, SA Zakerian, K Azam, K Hancock… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have demonstrated that a positive ergonomics climate with an equal focus
on improving operational performance and employee well-being is beneficial to both …