Participation in workplace design with reference to low back pain: a case for the improvement of the police patrol car.

Autor: Kuorinka I; Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montréal, Québec, Canada., Côté MM, Baril R, Geoffrion R, Giguère D, Dalzell MA, Larue C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ergonomics [Ergonomics] 1994 Jul; Vol. 37 (7), pp. 1131-6.
DOI: 10.1080/00140139408964892
Abstrakt: Thirty Canadian police officers, divided into six groups, participated in the redesign of the interior of the patrol car. Three of the groups consisted of individuals having a history of low back disease. The effect of participating in a design process on the characteristics of the final design and on the perception of the low back pain was studied in a semi-experimental setting. The participants developed a strong commitment to the participatory design process, which was reflected in their productions. The differences between participants with and without a history of a low back disease was not marked. The former tended to stress posture-related elements in their analysis and design.
Databáze: MEDLINE