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Going beyond the mean in examining the effects of exoskeleton use on motor and attentional task performance 在检查外骨骼使用对运动和注意力任务表现的影响方面超越了平均水平

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104567

Daniel Leibman, HeeSun Choi

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Preparing for predictive maintenance: Employee perspectives on job demands and resources before and after its implementation 为预测性维护做准备：员工对工作需求和资源实施前后的看法

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104561

Bas van Oudenhoven , Evangelia Demerouti , Rob Basten , Philippe Van de Calseyde

{"title":"Preparing for predictive maintenance: Employee perspectives on job demands and resources before and after its implementation","authors":"Bas van Oudenhoven , Evangelia Demerouti , Rob Basten , Philippe Van de Calseyde","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Predictive maintenance (PdM) technologies promise to be valuable resources for maintenance employees. However, employees often view these technologies with skepticism. We conducted 35 interviews with maintenance employees at three different organizations to gauge their perspectives on PdM implementation. Using Job Demands-Resources theory and Carayon's Work System model as frameworks, we explored per work domain which demands (hindering work characteristics) and resources (facilitating work characteristics) employees experience under their current, non-PdM working procedures and what they expect to experience under PdM. The results show that employees currently view their decision-support system and organization as demands; however, they expect both to become resources under PdM. Nevertheless, employees express concerns that PdM may undermine their job autonomy and expertise, and they warn of the potential negative effects of false alarms generated by PdM technologies. Organizations can use these insights to (re)design PdM systems, thereby improving the acceptance and effectiveness of PdM technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 104561"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144223156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The role of different sensory stimuli in an at height simulation 不同感官刺激在高空模拟中的作用

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104559

Dylan Shah, Glyn Lawson

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Replicating cheese maturing warehouse conditions in laboratory slip resistance testing: Identifying safety footwear for a specific working environment 在实验室防滑测试中复制奶酪成熟仓库条件：确定特定工作环境的安全鞋

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104565

Lasse Jakobsen , Mathias Munk-Hansen , Kent Jacob Nielsen , Pascal Madeleine , Filip Gertz Lysdal

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Effectiveness and usability of a trunk posture feedback system: An exploratory, longitudinal study for up to 10 days among vehicle assembly operators 后备箱姿势反馈系统的有效性和可用性：一项长达10天的车辆装配操作员探索性纵向研究

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104564

Jiwon Choi , Sunwook Kim , Sol Lim , Ryan Porto , Maury A. Nussbaum

{"title":"Effectiveness and usability of a trunk posture feedback system: An exploratory, longitudinal study for up to 10 days among vehicle assembly operators","authors":"Jiwon Choi , Sunwook Kim , Sol Lim , Ryan Porto , Maury A. Nussbaum","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104564","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104564","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Postural feedback systems are a potential ergonomic intervention to reduce postural exposures, and thus musculoskeletal disorder risk, but field-based evidence of their longer-term effectiveness remains limited. We conducted an exploratory investigation of a commercial postural feedback system, which provided auditory and vibrotactile feedback following excessive trunk motion, in vehicle manufacturing. Eight workers used the system during regular shifts for up to 10 workdays. We observed a reduction in “poor” postures on the first day of feedback. However, these benefits diminished over time, possibly due to a novelty effect—with improvements diminishing as participants adapted to the system—and effects varied greatly across participants. Participant responses were mixed; some reported improved postural awareness while others found the feedback irritating and often ignored it. Findings from this exploratory study suggest the importance of enhancing postural feedback system design to sustain behavioral change over time and better support individual needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"128 ","pages":"Article 104564"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144147100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Occupational health and safety system factors influencing the experiences of emergency management volunteers exposed to dying and death 职业健康安全体系因素对应急管理志愿者濒死体验的影响

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104563

Natalie Roche , Susan Darzins , Jodi Oakman , Rwth Stuckey

{"title":"Occupational health and safety system factors influencing the experiences of emergency management volunteers exposed to dying and death","authors":"Natalie Roche , Susan Darzins , Jodi Oakman , Rwth Stuckey","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Governments and communities worldwide rely on volunteers to support emergency services. Emergency management volunteers (EMVs) are often required to perform physically and emotionally demanding tasks with potential exposure to distressing critical incidents involving dying and death of community members. This qualitative research explored the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) system factors that influence the experiences of EMVs exposed to dying and death. Australian EMVs from the Victorian State Emergency Service and Country Fire Authority (n = 32) participated in semi-structured interviews which were thematically analysed. A system model was identified from the five themes: <em>1. Personal characteristics, 2. Individual experiences, 3. Local context, 4. Organisational context and 5. Emergency services context</em>. This study found that EMV OHS experiences exist within a complex system of individual, local and organisational contexts and regulatory contexts, all of which influence how EMVs develop self-management strategies to mitigate the influences of their job demands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"129 ","pages":"Article 104563"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144167287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Weapon handling during load carriage does not affect lower-limb coupling variability in military personnel 武器搬运过程中的负载不影响军事人员的下肢耦合变异性

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104558

Brooke Hoolihan , Jon Wheat , Ben Dascombe , Danielle Vickery-Howe , Kane Middleton

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Evaluating the mental workload of watch officers during maritime navigation training courses 评估海上航行训练课程期间值班人员的精神负荷

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104560

Ta-En Hung, Chien-Chi Chang

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The mismatch between perceived situation awareness and hazard recognition in automated driving 自动驾驶中感知态势感知与危险识别的不匹配

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104562

George Nasser, Ben W. Morrison, Mark W. Wiggins, Angela Hoang

{"title":"The mismatch between perceived situation awareness and hazard recognition in automated driving","authors":"George Nasser, Ben W. Morrison, Mark W. Wiggins, Angela Hoang","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104562","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study tested whether drivers' hazard recognition and/or perceived situation awareness differed in traditional versus automated driving conditions. A total of 46 participants were assigned to either a non-automated ‘active’ driving condition of a simulated vehicle and were directly responsible for avoiding hazards or an automated 'passive' condition where they monitored for hazards and responded via a handheld button. Post-drive, participants completed a self-report measure of situation awareness. The results revealed a mismatch where participants in the automated condition reported greater situation awareness but demonstrated significantly slower hazard recognition, with this performance deficit consistent across both anticipation and surprise hazards. These findings suggest that automated driving may be associated with inaccurate mental models concerning the capabilities of automated vehicles. Therefore, human-centred strategies are required to ensure that drivers are fully cognisant of the capabilities of automated vehicles in recognising and responding to hazards.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"128 ","pages":"Article 104562"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144138049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Biomechanical analysis on neurotypical and autism spectrum disorder people during human-cobot interaction 神经典型和自闭症谱系障碍人群人机交互过程中的生物力学分析

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Applied Ergonomics Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104557

Cristina Brambilla , Matteo Lavit Nicora , Laura Romeo , Fabio Alexander Storm , Tiziana D'Orazio , Matteo Malosio , Alessandro Scano

{"title":"Biomechanical analysis on neurotypical and autism spectrum disorder people during human-cobot interaction","authors":"Cristina Brambilla , Matteo Lavit Nicora , Laura Romeo , Fabio Alexander Storm , Tiziana D'Orazio , Matteo Malosio , Alessandro Scano","doi":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biomechanical analysis is essential for assessing subjects interacting with robotic setups and platforms. However, in industrial scenarios, workers’ biomechanics are assessed mainly through questionnaires and scales which provide limited objectivity. Very few studies analyzed the biomechanics of workers in multiple sessions, and no study assessed diverse populations of workers. Therefore, we collected tracking data from 14 neurotypical and 7 participants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) performing assembly tasks in a lab-based industrial collaborative workcell. Human tracking data were acquired by an Azure Kinect and elaborated with a biomechanical model that allowed to compute human kinematics and dynamics. The biomechanics of neurotypical and ASD operators were compared across two working sessions. Both neurotypical and people characterized by ASD decreased torque and power in the second session with respect to the first one, indicating adaptation to the working activity. Interestingly, ASD people expended more energy than neurotypical, suggesting a higher risk of fatigue. Overall, ASD people performed similarly to neurotypical people from a biomechanical point of view. In this study, we showed a protocol for multisession biomechanical monitoring of workers during industrial human-robot collaboration tasks that can be employed in real scenarios and with ASD workers. This approach can be useful in human-robot collaboration to design minimum-fatigue collaborative tasks, support physical health, and improve ergonomics for workers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55502,"journal":{"name":"Applied Ergonomics","volume":"128 ","pages":"Article 104557"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144130963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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