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Ergonomics Research Techniques

Prof. Urmi R. Salve · IIT Guwahati

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About

This course will help the students to understand the critical issues faced during any field data collection, data analysis and interpretation. It will give an understanding about building the phases of ergonomics research through practical exposure. Also in this course, few case studies will be discussed which will help the students to understand “basic steps to be followed” for ergonomics research. Instrument handling, human data collection which is inevitable part of ergonomics research will be taught in this course thoroughly.

Intended audience: MSc., MDes, PhD, Industrialists

Prerequisites: Should complete bachelor degree.

Lectures

Week 1: Assessment of musculoskeletal injuries

  1. Lec 1: Course Introduction and structure YouTube
  2. Lec 2: Introduction YouTube
  3. Lec 3: Plan for Identifiering av Belastnings faktorer (PLIBEL) method YouTube
  4. Lec 4: Musculoskeletal discomfort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) YouTube
  5. Lec 5: Ducth Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (DMQ) YouTube

Week 2: Assessment of posture during work performance

  1. Lec 6: Job Strain Index (JSI) YouTube
  2. Lec 7: Ovako Working posture Analysis System (OWAS) YouTube
  3. Lec 8: Rapid Upper Limb Analysis (RULA) YouTube
  4. Lec 9: Rapid Entire Body Analysis (REBA) YouTube

Week 3: Assessment of posture during work performance

  1. Lec 10: Manual handling Assessment Charts (MAC) YouTube
  2. Lec 11: Manual handling Assessment Charts (MAC) YouTube
  3. Lec 12: Manual handling at work YouTube
  4. Lec 13: Quick exposure checklist (QEC) YouTube

Week 4: Assessment of 'Posture during work performance' & 'Work effort and fatigue'

  1. Lec 14: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting equation YouTube
  2. Lec 15: Borg scale & Rodgers muscle fatigue analysis YouTube

Week 5: Assessment of possible injury risk in workplace

  1. Lec 16: Snook's Table YouTube
  2. Lec 17: Lumber motion monitor (LMM) YouTube
  3. Lec 18: Occupational repetitive action methods (OCRA) methods YouTube
  4. Lec 19: Hand Arm Risk assessment Method (HARM) YouTube

Week 6: Assessment of possible injury risk in workplace

  1. Lec 20: Assessment of repetitive tasks of the upper limbs (ART) YouTube
  2. Lec 21: Risk Assessment of Pushing and Pulling (RAPP) YouTube
  3. Lec 22: Movement and Assistance of hospital patients (MAPO) method YouTube

Week 7: General analysis methods

  1. Lec 23: Introduction YouTube
  2. Lec 24: Observation, interviews and verbal protocol YouTube
  3. Lec 25: Focus group YouTube

Week 8: Cognitive task analysis methods

  1. Lec 26: Hierarchical task analysis YouTube
  2. Lec 27: Allocation of function methodology YouTube
  3. Lec 28: Allocation of function methodology YouTube
  4. Lec 29: Critical decision method YouTube

Week 9: Error analysis method

  1. Lec 30: Systemic human error reduction and prediction approach (SHERPA) YouTube
  2. Lec 31: Task analysis for error identification (TAFEI) YouTube

Week 10: Workload and situation analysis method

  1. Lec 32: NASA task load index (TLX) YouTube
  2. Lec 33: Multiple resource time sharing model YouTube
  3. Lec 34: Critical path analysis YouTube
  4. Lec 35: Situational awareness global assessment technique YouTube

Week 11- Mental Workload Measurements

  1. Lec 36: Electroencephalogram (EEG) YouTube
  2. Lec 37: Eye tracking YouTube

Week 12- Human reliability & Assessments of environmental factors

  1. Lec 38: Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique (HEART) YouTube
  2. Lec 39: Cognitive Reliability and Error Analysis Method (CREAM) YouTube
  3. Lec 40: Measurement of thermal conditions at workplaces YouTube
  4. Lec 41: Mesasurement of different environmental factors- Part I YouTube
  5. Lec 42: Mesasurement of different environmental factors- Part II YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Guwahati
Department
Engineering Design
Teacher
Prof. Urmi R. Salve
Level
Graduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Art, architecture and design
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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