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Designing Hazard Mitigations for Workers with Limited Mobility: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Authors : Alder Philipps, Vincent G. Duffy

Published in: HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Work-related health and safety hazards affect adults with mobility-limiting disabilities disproportionately more than non-disabled adults. Conditions that expose adults with disabilities to greater health and safety risk include employers failing to implement effective workplace ergonomic adaptations and hiring discrimination leading to unstable employment. A systematic review and bibliometric analysis were conducted to evaluate the sources of work-related hazards for workers with mobility-limiting disabilities, the impact of exposure to those hazards, hazard mitigations with design, and measures of mitigation effectiveness. Bibliometric methods implemented included textual concept analysis and scientific mapping of co-citation analysis, and key articles were selected for detailed review. Two key sources of hazards identified are (1) the work environment (workstation, work tools, and interaction with people and machines) and (2) hazards related to employment (transportation to work, safe clothing, and unemployment). Human factors engineering and Digital Human Modeling are two existing design approaches implemented to address these hazards. Design solutions include ergonomic workstations, prosthetics for performing tasks, and robotic devices. The primary measures of mitigation effectiveness are participation in the workplace and safety. Despite existing design solutions, there is still a need to mitigate work-related hazards for physically disabled people. There is a growing demand for innovation as employment rates continue to improve for adults with disabilities.

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Title: Designing Hazard Mitigations for Workers with Limited Mobility: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Alder Philipps
Vincent G. Duffy
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-48046-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-48047-8

Copyright Year: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48047-8_7