ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2367163
Elena K Festa, Bethany K Bracken, Phillip C Desrochers, Aaron T Winder, Peyton K Strong, Mica R Endsley
{"title":"EEG and fNIRS are associated with situation awareness (hazard) prediction during a driving task.","authors":"Elena K Festa, Bethany K Bracken, Phillip C Desrochers, Aaron T Winder, Peyton K Strong, Mica R Endsley","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2367163","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2367163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Situation awareness (SA) is important in many demanding tasks (e.g. driving). Assessing SA during training can indicate whether someone is ready to perform in the real world. SA is typically assessed by interrupting the task to ask questions about the situation or asking questions after task completion, assessing only momentary SA. An objective and continuous means of detecting SA is needed. We examined whether neurophysiological sensors are useful to objectively measure Level 3 SA (projection of events into the future) during a driving task. We measured SA by the speed at which participants responded to SA questions and the accuracy of responses. For EEG, beta and theta power were most sensitive to SA response time. For fNIRS, oxygenated haemoglobin (HbO) was most sensitive to accuracy. This is the first evidence to our knowledge that neurophysiological measures are useful for assessing Level 3 SA during an ecologically valid task.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1993-2008"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141428190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-06-27DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2369205
Zhengyin Gu, Xinle Bao, Ying Zhu, Qijun Wang, Wei Gao, Duming Wang, Yu Tian, You Li
{"title":"Rejecting small! Accepting larger? Optimizing the font size of Chinese characters basing legibility and visual fatigue in OST-HMDs.","authors":"Zhengyin Gu, Xinle Bao, Ying Zhu, Qijun Wang, Wei Gao, Duming Wang, Yu Tian, You Li","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2369205","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2369205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Font size is highly related to the legibility and visual fatigue in OST-HMDs, but the effects of font size on these factors remain further explored. An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of a wider range of Chinese character font size (0.32°-1°) on legibility and visual fatigue, as well as to determine the optimal font size. Results showed that 0.32° had the worst legibility, but there was no continuous improvement as font size increased. A larger font size was found to be beneficial in reducing visual fatigue until it reached 0.95°, beyond which visual fatigue would relatively increase. Font size smaller than 0.32° should be rejected while a larger font size does not always provide more benefits. Considering legibility, visual fatigue and efficiency of text presentation, 0.84° is a relatively optimal Chinese character font size.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"2030-2043"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-14DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2352719
Ryan A Gordon, Matthew L Sokoloski, Emily L Zumbro, Chris J Irvine, Michael Oldham, Natalie Morgan
{"title":"Skeletal muscle fitness and physiology as determinants of firefighter performance and safety: a narrative review.","authors":"Ryan A Gordon, Matthew L Sokoloski, Emily L Zumbro, Chris J Irvine, Michael Oldham, Natalie Morgan","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2352719","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2352719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Firefighters routinely perform tasks that are reliant on their muscular fitness, which includes muscular strength, power and endurance. Separately, firefighters can present with unique skeletal muscle physiology characteristics due to the strenuous nature of this occupation. This review aims to summarise muscular fitness and physiology as determinants of a firefighter's ability to perform occupation-specific tasks, identify the relevance of both muscular fitness and physiology to a firefighter's risk for sustaining a work-related injury, and address the contributions of muscular fitness and physiology on a firefighter's ability to recover from tasks and their readiness for performing subsequent or future tasks. The presented evidence reveals muscular fitness can determine a firefighter's capacity to perform their job effectively, while also influencing risk for occupational injury. Collectively, this review indicates exercise training emphasising improvements in muscular strength, power, and endurance (i.e. resistance training) should be encouraged in this occupation.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1782-1792"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140917401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2369207
Wenli Dong, Weining Fang, HanZhao Qiu, Haifeng Bao, Yanjie Li
{"title":"High-speed train drivers' human error under fatigue and stress: the role of situation awareness and individual differences.","authors":"Wenli Dong, Weining Fang, HanZhao Qiu, Haifeng Bao, Yanjie Li","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2369207","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2369207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fatigue and stress are critical variables that impair railway train drivers' safety performance, and individual differences may influence these effects. This study investigates how fatigue and stress affect high-speed train drivers' human error and the role of individual differences. We hypothesised that situation awareness (SA) mediates the effects of fatigue and stress on human error, and individual differences (age and work experience) moderate these effects. We surveyed 1,391 male drivers from eight Chinese railway bureaus and used PROCESS Macro for data analysis. The results revealed that fatigue and stress increased human error, directly and indirectly through SA. Age and work experience moderated the effect of fatigue and stress on SA, respectively. Older drivers had better SA under high fatigue, while more experienced drivers had better SA under high stress. These findings can inform more tailored safety management strategies to lower human error and enhance the safety of high-speed train operations.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"2044-2062"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141477876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2354395
Sjan-Mari van Niekerk, Anna Mason-Mackay, Jana Eljazzar, Lujain Albader, Rahma Saied, Raneem Qubaiah, Mariem Latrous
{"title":"How are sex-gender differences in chair-and-desk-based postural variability explained? A scoping review.","authors":"Sjan-Mari van Niekerk, Anna Mason-Mackay, Jana Eljazzar, Lujain Albader, Rahma Saied, Raneem Qubaiah, Mariem Latrous","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2354395","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2354395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Desk-work-related musculoskeletal pain is more prevalent among female workers than male workers. This may be contributed to by sex and/or gender differences in postural variability however, the mechanisms underpinning these differences are poorly understood. This review investigates whether desk-based postural variability studies investigate sex-gender differences and, how they explain the mechanisms behind these differences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted with four databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus and ProQuest) searched in June and July 2023. Studies investigating postural variability among desk-based workers were included and a narrative approach used to synthesise results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>15 studies were included. Only four reported on sex-gender differences. None collected psychological or social information to explore reasons for sex-gender differences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The mechanisms behind postural variability differences between sexes and genders are complex and multifactorial. Studies largely do not consider sex and gender and do not collect the information necessary to explain their results.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1793-1810"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2366343
Jisong Li, Li Lin, Mingqing Yang, Zhuen Guo, Li Zhang
{"title":"A study on the impact of icon structural features in human-computer interface on visual search efficiency.","authors":"Jisong Li, Li Lin, Mingqing Yang, Zhuen Guo, Li Zhang","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2366343","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2366343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article, from the perspective of structural features, focuses on in-car user interface icons and explores the impact of different icon structural features on visual search efficiency. Initially, we categorised the icons into four groups based on structural features: individual structure icons (ISI), enclosed structure icons (ESI), horizontal structure icons (HSI) and vertical structure icons (VSI). Subsequently, we conducted a visual search experiment with structure as the sole variable, recording participants' behaviours and eye-tracking data. Finally, data analysis was conducted using methods including analysis of variance and logistic regression. The results indicate that differences in icon structural features significantly affect visual search efficiency, showcasing significant intergroup differences. HSI exhibit the highest visual search efficiency, while ESI show the lowest efficiency. ISI have shorter response times but the lowest matching accuracy. VSI only perform better than ESI. These findings hold significant implications for optimising icon design and enhancing visual search efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1925-1937"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2368270
Seçil Kulaç, Alper Kiraz
{"title":"An integrated ergonomic risk assessment framework based on fuzzy logic and IVSF-AHP for optimising ergonomic risks in a mixed-model assembly line.","authors":"Seçil Kulaç, Alper Kiraz","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2368270","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2368270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study proposes a systematic approach to address ergonomic factors, including physical, environmental and psychosocial aspects, in solving assembly line balancing problems. A three-stage framework is developed, starting with determining weights for ergonomic risk assessment methods using the interval-valued spherical fuzzy analytical hierarchy process. In the second stage, a fuzzy logic model for integrated ergonomic risk assessment is constructed based on these weights, and the integrated ergonomic risk score is determined. In the third stage, a mathematical model is formulated to minimise the cycle time while balancing the ergonomic risk level. A case study conducted in a wire harness factory validated the effectiveness of the proposed approach, showing a 10-11% improvement in line efficiency and a 12-25% enhancement in ergonomic risk balancing performance. These findings underscore the potential benefits of implementing this approach, which can significantly improve occupational safety and overall performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"2009-2029"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141494115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postural shifts and body perceived discomfort during 1-hour sitting when leaning and sitting on an air-filled seat cushion among healthy office workers.","authors":"Narumon Roynarin, Sirinant Channak, Prawit Janwantanakul","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2372006","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2372006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compared the number of postural shifts and perceived discomfort while leaning and sitting on an air-filled seat cushion for 1 hour. Sixty office workers typed a standard text while leaning on a cushion placed behind the low back, sitting on a cushion placed under the buttocks, and sitting without a cushion (a control condition). The number of postural shifts was collected using a seat pressure mat device. Low back discomfort was assessed using the Borg CR-10 scale. Leaning on a seat cushion (22 shifts/h) led to a significantly higher number of postural shifts than sitting on a seat cushion (18 shifts/h) and the control condition (20 shifts/h). Leaning or sitting on a seat cushion significantly decreased low back discomfort compared to the control condition (p < 0.05). Leaning on a seat cushion placed behind the low back may be an effective means of preventing low back pain among office workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"2126-2137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141460429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ErgonomicsPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-05-15DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2024.2352733
Valerie O'Keeffe, Ryan Jang, Kosta Manning, Robert Trott, Sara Howard, Ann-Louise Hordacre, John Spoehr
{"title":"Forming a view: a human factors case study of augmented reality collaboration in assembly.","authors":"Valerie O'Keeffe, Ryan Jang, Kosta Manning, Robert Trott, Sara Howard, Ann-Louise Hordacre, John Spoehr","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2352733","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2352733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industry 4.0 technology is promoted as improving manufacturing flexibility, and competitiveness; though Australia has been slow to adopt. The Australian Navy shipbuilding program provides opportunities for accelerating technology adoption, revitalising manufacturing productivity and competitiveness. Adopting a sociotechnical systems lens, our research sought to identify usability, workload, and user experience of an augmented reality head-mounted display (AR-HMD) deployed to complete multiple work tasks in a workflow (electrical assembly, collaborative robot (cobot) mediated inspection, and remote troubleshooting using video call). Usability was rated 'average' (System Usability Scale mean = 69.8) and workload 'acceptable' (NASA Task Load Index mean = 25.8) for the AR-HMD alone, with usability of the integrated work system (IWS) rated 'good' (SUS mean = 79.2). Results suggest software interfaces, tracking, and gesturing methods for the AR-HMD require improvement. This trial shows the AR-HMD provides a versatile platform for integrating multiple digital technologies without hindering effectiveness of end-user performance, potentially benefiting productivity and quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1828-1844"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of smart technology, managerial initiatives and human factors on sustainable manufacturing: a case study of Indonesian oil and gas workers.","authors":"Ilyas Masudin, Dian Palupi Restuputri, Fita Amalia, Teguh Oktiarso","doi":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2360095","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00140139.2024.2360095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to analyse and determine the effect of Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and physical-cyber system variables on human factors in refinery industry operators and the influence of human factors and managerial initiatives on sustainable manufacturing. The method used in this study is a quantitative method using partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The respondents in this study were workers of Indonesia's upstream oil and gas sector. The results of this study indicate that Big Data, IoT, and Physical Cyber Systems (PCS) have a positive and significant effect on the human factor. In addition, there is a significant relationship between human factors and sustainable manufacturing. Furthermore, it is also found that there is a relationship between managerial initiatives and sustainable manufacturing. However, the managerial initiative cannot moderate the human factor and sustainable manufacturing.</p>","PeriodicalId":50503,"journal":{"name":"Ergonomics","volume":" ","pages":"1884-1908"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141263408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}