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Reducing work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) through design: Views of ergonomics and design practitioners.

BACKGROUND: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) affect the well-being ofworkers. Unfortunately, user requirements for design to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively communicated to designers creating a mismatch between the user requirements and what is ultimate...

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Published in:Work Vol. 53; no. 1; pp. 127 - 143
Main Authors: Punchihewa, Himan K. G., Gyi, Diane E.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2016
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          Punchihewa, Himan K. G.
          Gyi, Diane E.
        affil: Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
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          Ergonomics Methods
          Musculoskeletal Diseases Prevention and Control
          Human
          Questionnaires
          Surveys
          Constant Comparative Method
          Risk Assessment
          Female
          Male
          Communication
          Interviews
          Female
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      ab: BACKGROUND: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) affect the well-being ofworkers. Unfortunately, user requirements for design to reduce workplace risk factors for MSDs are not always effectively communicated to designers creating a mismatch between the user requirements and what is ultimately produced. OBJECTIVE: To understand the views of practitioners of design and ergonomics regarding tools for participatory design and features they would like to see in such tools. METHODS: An online questionnaire survey was conducted with a cohort of practitioners of ergonomics and design (n = 32). In-depth interviews were then conducted with a subset of these practitioners (n = 8). To facilitate discussion, a prototype integrated design tool was developed and demonstrated to practitioners using a verbalized walkthrough approach. RESULTS: According to the results of the questionnaire survey, the majority (70%) believed an integrated approach to participatory designwould help reducework-related MSDs and suggestedways to achieve this, for example, through sharing design information. The interviews showed the majority (n = 7) valued being provided with guidance on design activities and ways to manage and present information. CONCLUSION: It is believed that an integrated approach to design in order to help reducework-related MSDs is highly important and a provision to evaluate design solutions would be desirable for practitioners of design and ergonomics.
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