The combined fatigue effects of sequential exposure to seated whole body vibration and physical, mental, or concurrent work demands.

ABSTRACT: Many occupations in agriculture, construction, transportation, and forestry are non-routine, involving non-cyclical tasks, both discretionary and non-discretionary work breaks, and a mix of work activities. Workers in these industries are exposed to seated whole body vibration (WBV) and tasks consisting of physical, mental, or a combination of demands. Risk assessment tools for non-routinized jobs have emerged but there remains a need to understand the combined effects of different work demands to improve risk assessment methods and ultimately inform ergonomists and workers on optimum work arrangement and scheduling strategies. The objective of this study was to investigate fatigue-related human responses of WBV sequentially combined with physical, mental, or concurrent physical and mental

SUBMITTER: Yung M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5728521 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature