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FAST ERGO X -- a tool for ergonomic auditing and work-related musculoskeletal disorders prevention.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders associated with repetitive and strenuous working conditions continue to represent one of the biggest occupational problems in companies. Despite the variety of efforts to control them, including engineering design changes, organizational modifications and worki...

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 133 - 149
Autor principal: Nunes IL
Formato: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 2009
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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        affil: Universidade Nova Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica e Industrial, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. imn@fct.unl.pt
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          Ergonomics Evaluation
          Instrument Construction
          Musculoskeletal Diseases Risk Factors
          Occupational-Related Injuries Prevention and Control
          Occupational Health
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      ab: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders associated with repetitive and strenuous working conditions continue to represent one of the biggest occupational problems in companies. Despite the variety of efforts to control them, including engineering design changes, organizational modifications and working methods training programs, work-related musculoskeletal disorders account for a huge amount of human suffering and economic costs to companies and to healthcare systems. This paper presents an ergonomic analysis tool, FAST ERGO_X, designed to support ergonomic auditing activities related with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This tool can be used to analyze workplaces regarding potential ergonomic risk factors. The FAST ERGO_X is a fuzzy expert system designed to help the identification, assessment and control of the risk factors present in the work system, due to lack of adequate ergonomics. Based on objective and subjective data, the system evaluates the risk factors that can lead to the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and presents the findings resulting from such evaluation. The system also presents recommendations to eliminate or at least reduce the risk factors present in the work situation under analysis.
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