Search for dissertations about: "on ergonomics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 787 swedish dissertations containing the words on ergonomics.
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1. On Stage : Acting for development of businesses and ergonomics in woodworking SMEs
Abstract : This thesis reports findings and results from studies of development work and change processes in the secondary woodworking industry. The purpose with the research is to increase the knowledge on how companies can initiate change and to increase their ability to change. READ MORE
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2. Ergonomics at Home : Design for Safe Living and Home Care
Abstract : The home should represent safety and security for the person who lives there, and this is an important factor for independence and autonomy in very old age. With aging populations, the needs for long-term care increase, care provided by spouses and/or from the growing home care sector. Injuries among these groups are common. READ MORE
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3. Ergonomics Infrastructure - An Organizational Roadmap to Improved Production Ergonomics
Abstract : Improving production ergonomics is a pursuit common to many companies in different industrial sectors. At the core is an aspiration to eliminate risks for work-related musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs), but modern views on ergonomics have evolved the discipline from a purely physiological, instrumental concern to an organizational, holistic systems-performance discipline (macroergonomics). READ MORE
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4. Developing a Value Proposition of Maritime Ergonomics
Abstract : There is a large body of knowledge available on the importance of ergonomics for successful(and unsuccessful) systems. Domain specific handbooks, guidelines and standards can befound also for the maritime industry. READ MORE
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5. Ergonomics in car disassembly industry on the edge of major rationalizations
Abstract : A new EU directive on used vehicles has recently been introduced. It demands that for every scrapped car, at least 85% by weight must be recycled by the year 2006 and 95% by 2015. Today this level is about 80%. The growing car disassembly industry was chosen as the study object of this thesis. READ MORE