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Free Ergonomics E-Book: Special Populations and Human Factors

  
  
  
  
special populations and human factors ergonomics

The concept of a normal person underlies standard industrial practice in North American and European countries. Most ergonomics knowledge applies to “regular adults” in the age range from 20 to 50 years. Regular working adults are considered people qualified, fully trained, and able satisfactorily to perform any and all phases of the work under customary conditions at a pace representative of average.

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What Are Ergonomic Risk Factors?

  
  
  
  
Determining Ergonomic Risk Factors

Currently available data have identified that risk factors for Work-Related WrMSDs include exposure to physical stress in manual work. Physical stress arises from physical attributes of the work, workstation, tools, materials and equipment. Properties of physical stress are affected by job design and work organizational factors. The presence or absence of physical stresses and the level of their properties are assessed through job analyses.

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