Emerging Ergonomics Issues and Opportunities in Mining

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• Personal Author:
  Dempsey, Patrick G. ; Kocher LM ; Nasarwanji, Mahiyar F. ; Pollard, Jonisha P. ; Whitson AE
• Description:
  Ergonomics is the scientific discipline that investigates the interactions between humans and systems to optimize both human and system performance for worker safety, health, and productivity. Ergonomics is frequently involved either in the design of emerging technologies or in strategies to alleviate unanticipated human performance problems with emerging technologies. This manuscript explores several such emerging issues and opportunities in the context of the mining sector. In mining, the equipment, tools, and procedures have changed considerably and continue to change. Body-worn technology provides a number of opportunities to advance the safety and health of miners, while teleoperation and autonomous mining equipment stand to benefit significantly from ergonomics applications in other sectors. This manuscript focuses on those issues and opportunities that can impact the safety and health of miners in the near term. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Ergonomics Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Ergonomics Emerging Technology Equipment Design Human Factors Human Factors Engineering Humans Industrial Design Mine Workers Mining Equipment Mining Industry Occupational Safety And Health Task Performance Toolmaking Tools Wearable Technologies Worker Health Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053773
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Nov; 15(11):2449
• Contact Point Address:
  Patrick G. Dempsey, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA
• Email:
  pdempsey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/227766/cdc_227766_DS1.pdf
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