Joanna Szkudlarek, Bartłomiej Zagrodny, Jan Rochmiński
{"title":"Designing ergonomic machine control panels with consideration for dimensional allowances of protective gloves.","authors":"Joanna Szkudlarek, Bartłomiej Zagrodny, Jan Rochmiński","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2494903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2494903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study highlights the aspect of ergonomic control panel design for devices, taking into account the additional dimensions resulting from the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during their operation. Analysis of theoretical and experimental research on existing control panels highlights the need for design guidelines based on dimensional allowances, particularly from protective gloves. The research and its findings align with preventive measures aimed at improving safety, ergonomics, and workplace hygiene. Appropriately arranging buttons and defining their minimum dimensions and spacing between them, utilizing information about dimensional allowances, sets an ergonomic goal - to prevent the selection of buttons or sequences of them due to reduced movement precision when wearing protective gloves. The results and conclusions from the research have a significant impact on improving human-machine interaction, reducing the potential occurrence of events that could be hazardous accidents, and enhancing the efficiency of the equipment operator's work.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing behavioural markers of high-speed workboat crews' competencies.","authors":"Mikko Lehtimäki, Anna-Maria Teperi","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2499338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2499338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study defines the competencies, structured as behavioural markers, that lead to an excellent performance by high-speed workboat crews in cockpit work and can promote maritime safety and operational efficiency. A need to better understand crew performance in cockpit work has been identified in this maritime specialty. The behavioural marker taxonomy is based on aviation standards, further reasoned by human factor models and maritime knowledge. It was formed utilizing content analysis and validated at the prototype level using observation data from actual cockpit work. The tested behavioural markers modelled crew behaviours in eight competency areas. This study contributes to improving crew and operative performances and safety, and to developing socio-technical systems in the field. The study also reveals further research topics for supporting cockpit and bridge crews in safety-critical high-speed maritime environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Saadi M Saleh, Ahmed Mahdi, Abdulaziz Z Kamel, Hussein F Jawad, Amgad Saad
{"title":"Prevalence and factors associated with enhanced physiologic tremor among health personnel: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Saadi M Saleh, Ahmed Mahdi, Abdulaziz Z Kamel, Hussein F Jawad, Amgad Saad","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2499312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2499312","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objective</i>. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of enhanced physiologic tremor (EPT) among health personnel and identify common risk factors associated with this condition. <i>Methods</i>. The cross-sectional study was conducted at Benha University Hospital. A total of 535 healthcare professionals (HCPs) were involved in the final analysis. Neurological examinations were conducted under the supervision of the neurology department. Participants were considered to have a tremor according to the Consensus Statement criteria for the diagnosis of tremors. The generalized anxiety disorder assessment, the caffeine consumption questionnaire and the international physical activity questionnaire short-form were used to evaluate anxiety, daily caffeine consumption and physical activity levels, respectively. <i>Results</i>. The prevalence of EPT among HCPs was 5.42%. There was a statistically significant association between EPT and anxiety, smoking, caffeine consumption, sleep deprivation, past psychiatric history, regular exercising, and drug and substance usage. <i>Conclusion</i>. This study identified a high prevalence of EPT among HCPs. Factors associated with EPT include age, sleep deprivation, smoking, caffeine consumption, anxiety and psychiatric history. The findings highlight the need for mental health interventions to mitigate the EPT impact. Addressing stress and promoting well-being among HCPs is crucial for improving their work environment and performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144094174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"US female firefighter anthropometrics versus wildland firefighting protective clothing sizing standards.","authors":"Josephine Bolaji, Ziwen Qiu, Meredith McQuerry, Cassandra Kwon","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2492947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2492947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Female firefighters in the USA face increased risk of injury due to ill-fitting personal protective clothing. The purpose of this research was to assess the adequacy of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1977 sizing system for wildland female firefighters, using the first and largest female firefighter anthropometric database (<i>n</i> = 187) in the USA. Ten body measurements in the upper and lower torso garment sizing ranges were analyzed. Results of descriptive analyses and sample estimation highlighted varying degrees of discrepancies in the NFPA 1977 sizing system. Extreme cases were observed, such as the front rise length, for which only 4.3% (<i>n</i> = 8) of participants fell within the NFPA 1977 size range. Overall, findings suggest the NFPA 1977 standard remains insufficiently inclusive of the US female firefighter population based on the sample analysis. Improvements are necessary to improve firefighter performance and safety and to reduce the heightened risk of injury for female firefighters.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nermin Taşkale, Cem Güney Özveren, Aslı Halaçoğlu, Rumeysa Cemre Yalçin
{"title":"Examining the route from perceived organizational support to psychological symptoms of white-collar workers: a serial mediation path model.","authors":"Nermin Taşkale, Cem Güney Özveren, Aslı Halaçoğlu, Rumeysa Cemre Yalçin","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2498263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2498263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is considered important for employees to be able to establish a work-life balance during the adaptation process for changes and managing circumstances that negatively affect their psychological well-being and may cause depression and anxiety as the result of stress factors. The current study aimed to analyze the relationships among perceived organizational support, work-family conflict, cynicism about organizational change, job-related affective well-being and psychological symptoms of white-collar workers. The sample consisted of 202 white-collar workers from urban cities in Turkey. The results from structural equation modeling revealed a good fit for the data. Work-family conflict, organizational change cynicism and job-related affective well-being were found to serially mediate the path from perceived organizational support to psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety and stress. These findings provided an important contribution to the literature by presenting a new and original research model.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study of the relationship between EEG and situation awareness of forklift drivers in task scenarios with different complexities.","authors":"Yutao Kang, Yaojie Tao, Jianjun Wu, Yu Jiao, Feng Liu, Wei Huang","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2498226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2498226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Situation awareness (SA) loss in forklift operations is a major human error source. Accurately assessing the SA levels of forklift drivers is essential. While physiological sensors such as electroencephalography (EEG) have been proposed to measure SA, the EEG-SA relationship remains unclear. This study analyzed EEG data from 11 forklift operators, comparing EEG states between high and low SA groups. Using permutation tests, the study assessed multi-band EEG correlations (F, C, P, O regions) with SA and examined how scenario complexity influenced these relationships. Results revealed distinct EEG patterns (θ, α and β waves in F, C, P and O regions) between high and low SA groups: θ / β, θ / (α + β) in the C and P regions, and θ / β, (α + θ) / (α + β) in the O region consistently correlating with SA across scenarios - and these indicators strengthened with scenario complexity. The findings advance EEG-based SA assessment, aiding accurate SA measurement in real-world settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144034572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanisms of influence of abusive supervision on employees' unsafe production based on exchange theory and social cognitive theory.","authors":"Shuai Qu, Yun Teng, Qianyi Zhang, Chenglong Wang","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2481690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2481690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study, grounded in the theories of psychological capital and social cognition, constructs a theoretical model exploring the impact of abusive management on employee unsafe behavior, incorporating psychological capital as a mediating variable and transformational leadership as a moderating variable. Survey data were collected from 412 employees of large coal mining enterprises, and structural equation modeling was employed for empirical validation. The findings reveal that abusive management can trigger unsafe behaviors among employees and diminish the influence of psychological capital. Additionally, psychological capital, serving as an intermediary, indirectly reduces unsafe production behaviors. Transformational leadership, by facilitating employees to attain optimal safety performance through personalized care, exerts a negative moderating effect between abusive management and unsafe behavior. The conclusions of this study offer valuable insights for enterprises aiming to minimize employee unsafe behaviors and enhance the efficiency of safety management.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"People as interconnected beings: the impact of leader and colleague safety consciousness on employee safety performance from the perspective of social interaction.","authors":"Yuanyuan Liu, Yueyue Zhang, Yu Zhang, Chunyang Huo, Xingyu Zhou, Pingqing Liu, Jizu Li","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2487356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2487356","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Safety performance, a critical metric directly linked to employees' well-being and property protection, serves as a cornerstone in advancing modern productive forces. Grounded in social interaction theory, this study employed a survey-based method and hierarchical regression analysis to explore the mechanism of how leader and colleague safety consciousness affect employee safety performance. Analyzing survey data from 535 questionnaires, the following research results were obtained: leader and colleague safety consciousness has a positive impact on employee safety performance; safety role identification plays a positive mediating role between leader and colleague safety consciousness and employee safety performance; the leader-member exchange relationship positively moderates the relationship between leader safety consciousness and safety role identification, and positively moderates the mediating role of safety role identification; and the team-member exchange relationship positively moderates the relationship between colleague safety consciousness and safety role identification, and positively moderates the mediating role of safety role identification.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the antecedent configuration of work safety information disclosure of listed companies in high-risk industries in China.","authors":"Su-Xia Liu, Xuan-Yu Zhang, Qiang Mei, Jing-Jing Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2474339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2474339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In order to ascertain the conditions and pathways to improve the quality of work safety information disclosure of listed companies in high-risk industries in China, this study collated 222 listed companies in high-risk industries in China as valid samples, and used the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) method to analyze the mixed effects of seven conditional variables. Seven kinds of substantive disclosure configurations and six kinds of symbolic disclosure configurations of work safety information were obtained. The results showed that any single condition is inadequate to drive enterprises to effectively disclose work safety information. The joint effect of the work safety strength and manager safety cognition is significant and they are mutually complementary. Moreover, there is a substitute relationship between regulatory pressure on stock exchange disclosure and the profitability and the work safety strength, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144034598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wisanti Laohaudomchok, Wantanee Phanprasit, Pajaree Konthonbut, Chaiyanun Tangtong, Sirkka Rissanen, Kirsi Jussila, Tiina M Ikäheimo, Jouni J K Jaakkola, Simo Näyhä
{"title":"Work clothing and cold sensitivity among poultry workers in Thailand: differences between subgroups.","authors":"Wisanti Laohaudomchok, Wantanee Phanprasit, Pajaree Konthonbut, Chaiyanun Tangtong, Sirkka Rissanen, Kirsi Jussila, Tiina M Ikäheimo, Jouni J K Jaakkola, Simo Näyhä","doi":"10.1080/10803548.2025.2484901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2484901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Objectives.</i> Cold-related adversities among poultry workers in Thailand vary by subgroup, but the impact of clothing insulation (<i>I</i><sub>cl</sub>) is not well understood. <i>Methods.</i> The authors interviewed 283 poultry workers and compared <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> values across subgroups, adjusting for confounding factors. <i>Results.</i> The average worksite temperature was 3.8 °C, with average <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> of 1.23 clo. After adjustments, <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> was 0.38 clo lower in office workers compared to other job categories, and 0.11 clo lower in workers with the highest body mass index (37.5) compared to those with the lowest (15.6). <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> was 0.08 clo higher in the oldest workers (age 57 years) compared to the youngest (age 18 years), 0.07 clo higher among weekly alcohol consumers compared to non-consumers, 0.06 clo higher in women than in men and 0.04 clo higher among those engaged in light compared to heavy work. Perceiving temperatures >0 °C as cold was associated with an increase of 0.22 clo in <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub>. <i>Conclusions.</i> Office workers should wear more clothing. Relatively high <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> values observed in some subgroups suggest sensitivity to cold, warranting further individual examination to determine optimal <i>I</i><sub>cl</sub> levels. Targeting preventive measures at vulnerable worker groups in Thailand's poultry industry could reduce the burden of cold-related harm.</p>","PeriodicalId":47704,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143990224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}