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dc.contributor.authorBarbieri, D.
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, D.
dc.contributor.authorMathiassen, Svend
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, H.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:29:11Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:29:11Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:09:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationBarbieri, D. and Srinivasan, D. and Mathiassen, S. and Nogueira, H. and Oliveira, A. 2015. The ability of non-computer tasks to increase biomechanical exposure variability in computer-intensive office work. Ergonomics. 58 (1): pp. 50-64.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69304
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00140139.2014.965753
dc.description.abstract

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Postures and muscle activity in the upper body were recorded from 50 academics office workers during 2 hours of normal work, categorised by observation into computer work (CW) and three non-computer (NC) tasks (NC seated work, NC standing/walking work and breaks). NC tasks differed significantly in exposures from CW, with standing/walking NC tasks representing the largest contrasts for most of the exposure variables. For the majority of workers, exposure variability was larger in their present job than in CW alone, as measured by the job variance ratio (JVR), i.e. the ratio between min–min variabilities in the job and in CW. Calculations of JVRs for simulated jobs containing different proportions of CW showed that variability could, indeed, be increased by redistributing available tasks, but that substantial increases could only be achieved by introducing more vigorous tasks in the job, in casu illustrated by cleaning.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.titleThe ability of non-computer tasks to increase biomechanical exposure variability in computer-intensive office work
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume58
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage50
dcterms.source.endPage64
dcterms.source.issn0014-0139
dcterms.source.titleErgonomics
curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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