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The Ergonomic Observer
(2000)Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingINTRODUCTION: During computerised recording of events, i.e. tasks, positions, postures, communication or co-operation, the observer is distracted from the observed situation, because of mismatches between his inner representation and the recorder’s interface, i.e. function keys, key codes or menu lists. Online registration of fast tasks or movements and of parallel events or team work processes are often not possible. The presented ...Conference Paper -
Ergonomics in the Box
(2000)Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingThe management of catastrophes with a high number of seriously injured people requires a point of first medical treatment in the midst area of damage. The Firebrigade and Rescue Paramedic Team at the international airport Zurich in Switzerland is therefore developing two mobile containers as medical workplaces. It was found by the task and posture analysis, that the norm of minimum workspace dimensions for ambulances is not a practicable ...Conference Paper -
Work and Teamwork Transparency an Ergonomic Assessment in Operating Room Facilities
(2000)Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingThe objective is to analyze anesthesia workplaces in a multidisciplinary operating room facility, to understand the causes for problematic work procedures and to decide for improvements. The analysis include: observations, computerised recording of tasks and movements with the FIT-System, video and photo documentation. Documents are designed to confront the users with their own work situation and to support the explication of their knowledge ...Conference Paper -
In the Beginning ... - Principles and the B-FORE Model for participatory ergonomics and design
(2000)Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingDespite user involvement, the problems of acceptance and sustainability of systems design still remains. The thousands of methods of traditional, user-centred or co-operative design supports the view, that the problem solving isn’t the problem, but the problem is the mutual understanding of the problem. The presented work analyse design experiences, derive principles in participatory design practices and develop a model - not of design ...Conference Paper -
Resonance Imaging in Hospital Work System Layout
(2000)Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingContext is the layout of a new multidiscipline facility with approx. 25 operating rooms (OR's). Focus lies on the question whether to work with rooms for preparation/induction of the patient or to do these procedures in the OR. Method is the analysis of work procedures and expert-user interviews in the university hospitals in Switzerland (Zurich, Bern, Lausanne), Belgium (Leuven) and USA (MAYO-Medical Center/Rochester). Task analysis is ...Conference Paper -
Linear Direct Current (LDC) Resistance Measurement for On-Line LCM-Process Monitoring
(2000)Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Materials and Composites IV : 8-9 March 2000, Newport Beach, USAConference Paper -
Hierarchical error estimator for eddy current computation
(2000)Numerical mathematics and advanced applications : proceedings of the 3rd European ConferenceConference Paper -
Maintaining a Minimum Spanning Tree Under Transient Node Failures
(2000)Lecture Notes in Computer Science ~ Algorithms - ESA 2000Conference Paper -
Controlling the Air Gap Width of an Air Bearing
(2000)Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Motion and Vibration Control (MOVIC)Conference Paper -
Fire Behaviour of Timber-Concrete Composite Slabs
(2000)Fire Safety Science ~ Fire safety science : proceedings of the sixth international symposiumConference Paper