Abstract
There are approximately 2.3 million work-related injuries and over 6,000 fatalities every year. In 2020, half of these injuries happened in the construction industry. Our research explored the three main causes of work-related injuries, identified high-risk activities and the root causes of injuries in those activities, evaluated current safety practices in INDOT, proposed ergonomically effective technologies, and conducted experiments to evaluate if those ergonomic interventions can improve workers’ health and safety. Join us for a discussion.
Session Number
39
Session Title
Applied Ergonomics
Track Title
Maintenance & Operations
Location
UC 114
Date of Version
March 2024
Recommended Citation
Chen, Yunfeng and Zhang, Jiansong, "Applied Ergonomics" (2024). Purdue Road School. 30.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2024/presentations/30
Start Date
3-12-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
3-12-2024 12:50 PM
Included in
Applied Ergonomics
UC 114
There are approximately 2.3 million work-related injuries and over 6,000 fatalities every year. In 2020, half of these injuries happened in the construction industry. Our research explored the three main causes of work-related injuries, identified high-risk activities and the root causes of injuries in those activities, evaluated current safety practices in INDOT, proposed ergonomically effective technologies, and conducted experiments to evaluate if those ergonomic interventions can improve workers’ health and safety. Join us for a discussion.
