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The Flexible Handheld Ergonomics Evaluation Tool

Raymond W. McGorry1
Raymond W. McGorry
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, Chien-Chi Chang2
Chien-Chi Chang
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, Peter R. Teare3
Peter R. Teare
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, Patrick G. Dempsey4
Patrick G. Dempsey
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First Published October 1, 2002 Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106480460201000403
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Volume: 10 issue: 4, page(s): 5-11
Issue published: October 1, 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/106480460201000403
Raymond W. McGorry1, Chien-Chi Chang2, Peter R. Teare3, Patrick G. Dempsey4
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1Raymond W. McGorry has been a researcher at the Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety and Health since 1993 (71 Frankland Rd., Hopkinton, MA 01748; ). His research interests include biomechanics, force measurement during hand tool use, and rehabilitation evaluation techniques. Previously he worked as a physical therapist and as a biomedical engineer.

2Chien-Chi Chang is a research scientist in the Liberty Mutual Research Center, where he is involved in studies of manual handling tasks, optimum motion prediction, workstation design, slip and fall prevention, and the development of ergonomics tool software. His areas of specialization include occupational biomechanics, optimization, computer simulation, and vibration.

3Peter R. Teare is director of technical support at the Liberty Mutual Research Center. He is responsible for the development of hardware and software used for data acquisition in research projects. His expertise and interests are in signal conditioning, embedded processors, handheld computers, and field measurement systems.

4Patrick G. Dempsey is director of experimental investigations at the Liberty Mutual Research Center. His interests include applying time and motion studies to industrial tasks, measuring demands of upper-extremity intensive work, and assessing the usefulness and applicability of manual materials handling criteria in the workplace. The authors thank Victor Garrison for providing sample data of the hand truck evaluation.

Abstract

The handheld computer promises to make data gathering faster and easier for ergonomists working in challenging field environments.

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The Flexible Handheld Ergonomics Evaluation Tool

Raymond W. McGorry1, Chien-Chi Chang2, Peter R. Teare3, Patrick G. Dempsey4

Ergonomics in Design

Vol 10, Issue 4, pp. 5 - 11

First published date: July-21-2016

10.1177/106480460201000403

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