Digital Human Modeling in the Occupational Safety and Health Process: An Application in Manufacturing

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• Personal Author:
  Fethke NB ; Roemig V ; Schall MC Jr.
• Description:
  Digital human modeling and simulation software has been identified as an effective tool for evaluating work tasks and design alternatives without requiring the expense of physical mock-ups and production trials. Despite recent commercial advancements and a broader availability of digital human modeling platforms, the peer-reviewed scientific literature lacks sufficient demonstration of the application of digital human modeling software within an occupational safety and health process for mitigating exposures to physical risk factors in a real-work environment. We describe the implementation of a commercially available digital human modeling platform as a component of an occupational safety and health process in a manufacturing environment over the course of 1 year. Success stories, challenges, and practical recommendations are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Software Workplace
• Keywords:
  Anthropometry Author Keywords: Modeling And Simulation Computerized Simulation Computer Models Computer Software Ergonomics Tools And Methods Humans Manufacturing Models MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Occupational Safety And Health Recommendations Simulation Methods Task Performance Total Worker Health TWH Work Analysis Work Environment

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• ISSN:
  2472-5838
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Iowa ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  64-75
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055141
• Citation:
  IISE Trans Occup Ergon Hum Factors 2018 Apr; 6(2):64-75
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark C. Schall Jr., Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Auburn University, Shelby Center for Engineering Technology, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
• Email:
  mark-schall@auburn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:04d16cd2e85269d85ee4cdf1180e4b4d51b0306fc5bf39ad575a6cd1c98729af8f1a37d44189940872d90a060ca9d9c081606e0d01c6b2134e30061a437217ae
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217503/cdc_217503_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.67 MB ]