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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Overview of Measurement-Based Assessment Approaches from the MEGAPHYS Project

Authors : Britta Weber, Kai Heinrich, David H. Seidel, Ingo Hermanns-Truxius, Ulrike Hoehne-Hückstädt, Dirk Ditchen, Matthias Jäger, Lope H. Barrero, Rolf Ellegast

Published in: Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

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Abstract

Technical systems are being used more and more frequently to analyze physical workloads. However, suitable approaches to evaluate the measured exposures with regard to their health hazards are lacking.
New exposure indicators have been developed and evaluated, which allow a body region-specific risk assessment based on technically measured exposure parameters. The development and testing of the indicators was part of the MEGAPHYS project (multilevel risk assessment of physical exposures). Required exposure parameters were determined by kinematic, electromyography and heart rate recordings at 186 workplaces. Simultaneously, medical examinations of musculoskeletal complaints and diseases of 808 employees at these workplaces were conducted. Validity of the exposure indicators was checked by linking them to the results of the medical examinations.
Numerous plausible associations were identified between the exposure indicators and specific body region-related health outcomes. A comprehensive and evaluated concept for measurement-based risk assessment is now available. The exposure indicators are applicable for measuring systems at different levels of complexity.

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Metadata
Title
Overview of Measurement-Based Assessment Approaches from the MEGAPHYS Project
Authors
Britta Weber
Kai Heinrich
David H. Seidel
Ingo Hermanns-Truxius
Ulrike Hoehne-Hückstädt
Dirk Ditchen
Matthias Jäger
Lope H. Barrero
Rolf Ellegast
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-74613-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-74614-8

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74614-8_25