Ergonomic Exposure Assessment: An Application of the PATH Systematic Observation Method to Retail Workers

Author(s):  
Christopher S. Pan ◽  
Lytt I. Gardner ◽  
Douglas P. Landsittel ◽  
Scott A. Hendricks ◽  
Sharon S. Chiou ◽  
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Author(s):  
Mariana Gidei

Communicative skills are the mobilization of a set of resources that are practically manifested by those involved in the interaction and are applied to communicate successfully. Regarding the training of communication skills, we mention the three levels of their acceptance: the taxonomy and the fields assumed by the key European skills; the inner structure of skills as goals: knowledge, abilities, attitudes; university curriculum (including general and specific skills).The purpose of the experiment was to develop communication skills by introducing practical studies into the content of learning (seminars and individual work of students), increasing the value of each student's academic performance, as well as improving the student's relationship within the university collective and developing the competency model in communication needed by the specialist in the field. The research hypothesis: the introduction of practical studies in the seminars and the individual work of the students, through the use of a modern, interactive teaching vision, determines the development of students' communication skills, positive interpersonal relation and improvement of performances and academic success in the subject "Management of Communication in Physical Education and Sports". The practical-applicative research took place at SUPES, with students from the Sports Faculty in the academic year 2016-2017. The sample of subjects was made up of 28 students, the third year of studies. Methodology of research: pedagogical experiment, systematic observation method, test method, observation method, method of portfolio analysis / materials of students (sheets, posters, papers, case studies, reports, research projects created by them). The result of the research is training and development of students' communication skills in the course " Management of Communication in Physical Education and Sports", by substantiating the application methodology in the learning process, respectively the result of the knowledge, practical skills, including the attitudes trained by communication , which will lead to an increased level of their training.


Author(s):  
Jungkeun Park ◽  
Jon Boyer ◽  
Jamie Tessler ◽  
Gustavo Perez ◽  
Laura Punnett

We examined the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of expert observations of ergonomic risk factors by four analysts. Ten jobs were observed at a hospital using a revision of the PATH method (Buchholz 1996). Two of four raters simultaneously observed each worker onsite. A total of 18 categorical exposure items were available for analysis. For most of the items, kappa coefficients were 0.4 or higher, showing that the IRR of the revised method was good. As predicted, agreement among observers was higher for the jobs with less rapid hand activity and for the analysts with more ergonomics and job analysis experience. The results show that the revised method can be reliably applicable to hospital work, and suggest that it can reasonably assess ergonomic exposure in any type of non-routine job across industries including healthcare industry.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Ully Wulandari ◽  
M Natsir Kholis ◽  
Rini Sahni Putri ◽  
Syafiq Syafiq

The research was conducted in June-July 2020 at Sambaliung Fish Landing Base (PPI), Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province. The purpose of this study was to identify safety equipment on purse seine ships at PPI Sambaliung. The method used is case study method by collecting data using observation method directly at KM Piposs Berau with systematic observation and recording of investigated phenomena and structured interviews. Analysis in this study was conducted using descriptive analysis of observation and interview results. The results of this study showed that the safety equipment on board KM Piposs Berau consists of 5 categories, namely: 1) Ship safety equipment: sea map, compass, GPS, radio, echosounder, bucket with rope, and strap to the ship, 2) Individual safety equipment: life jacket, life buoy, 3) Drug equipment (first aid), 4) Personal protective equipment: gloves, raincoats, 5) Work equipment: power blocks, rollers, joy stands, wheel, tools and workshop tools, as well as the thematic ropes.


Ergonomics ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith E. Gold ◽  
Jung-Soon Park ◽  
Laura Punnett

Author(s):  
Matthew L. Hall ◽  
Stephanie De Anda

Purpose The purposes of this study were (a) to introduce “language access profiles” as a viable alternative construct to “communication mode” for describing experience with language input during early childhood for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children; (b) to describe the development of a new tool for measuring DHH children's language access profiles during infancy and toddlerhood; and (c) to evaluate the novelty, reliability, and validity of this tool. Method We adapted an existing retrospective parent report measure of early language experience (the Language Exposure Assessment Tool) to make it suitable for use with DHH populations. We administered the adapted instrument (DHH Language Exposure Assessment Tool [D-LEAT]) to the caregivers of 105 DHH children aged 12 years and younger. To measure convergent validity, we also administered another novel instrument: the Language Access Profile Tool. To measure test–retest reliability, half of the participants were interviewed again after 1 month. We identified groups of children with similar language access profiles by using hierarchical cluster analysis. Results The D-LEAT revealed DHH children's diverse experiences with access to language during infancy and toddlerhood. Cluster analysis groupings were markedly different from those derived from more traditional grouping rules (e.g., communication modes). Test–retest reliability was good, especially for the same-interviewer condition. Content, convergent, and face validity were strong. Conclusions To optimize DHH children's developmental potential, stakeholders who work at the individual and population levels would benefit from replacing communication mode with language access profiles. The D-LEAT is the first tool that aims to measure this novel construct. Despite limitations that future work aims to address, the present results demonstrate that the D-LEAT represents progress over the status quo.


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