From the Laboratory to the Field: Developing a Portable Workplace Examination Simulation Tool

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• Personal Author:
  Bellanca, Jennica L. ; Eiter BM ; Helfrich, William J. ; Hrica, Jonathan
• Description:
  To perform a successful workplace examination, mineworkers must be able to find and fix hazards at their workplace. NIOSH recently completed a laboratory study to identify differences in hazard recognition performance for mineworkers, safety professionals, and mining engineering students tasked with performing a simulated workplace examination in a virtual environment. The laboratory methodology and study results were used to develop a training product aimed at improving mineworker safety. The purpose of the current chapter is to describe the efforts that were taken to modify the laboratory workplace examination simulation into a portable software tool called EXAMiner, which can be used for data collection and training purposes in the field. This chapter provides an explanation of the literature and results from the NIOSH laboratory research studies used to inform and motivate development of EXAMiner. In addition, the software specifications are explained. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Laboratories Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hazard Recognition Computer Software Hazard Recognition Laboratory Testing Mine Safety Mine Workers Mining Industry Simulation Methods Virtual Reality
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9783319942223
• ISSN:
  2194-5357
• Publisher:
  Springer Verlag
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  361-372
• Volume:
  780
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053127
• Citation:
  Advances in intelligent systems and computing: proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conferences on Human Factors and Simulation and Digital Human Modeling and Applied Optimization, July 21-25, 2018, Orlando, Florida, USA. Cassenti DN, ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag, 2018 Jun; 780:361-372
• Contact Point Address:
  Brianna M. Eiter, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
• Email:
  BEiter@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Cassenti DN
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Advances in intelligent systems and computing: proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conferences on Human Factors and Simulation and Digital Human Modeling and Applied Optimization, July 21-25, 2018, Orlando, Florida, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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