Name

Presentation

Session

Aarås A et al. NOR

Can visual discomfort influence on muscle pain for visual display unit workers.

E3 - Visual Ergonomics

Adam Balfour, NOR

Design for All and Assistive Technology: An ICT Standardization program.

C2 - Ergonomics and the Disabled

Adam Balfour, NOR

Human Factors: The barrier to implementing Real Time Field Management.

F5 - Human – Machine and Computer Interaction

Albinsson et. al.

Visual ergonomics in two school divisions with different lighting.

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Almeida Jr. Gilberto,
BRAZ

Steeling Wheel for Female Consumers.

C4 - Design and Usability

Amund Berg, Frode Volden and Rune
Hjelsvold, NOR

Eye-movements and complex video.

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Andreas Bolling, SWE

Improving collaboration between R&D and Manufacturing.

B3 - Physical workplace Environment and Health

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Anna G. Gunnarsdóttir, ICE

Nurses psychosocial work environment in acute inpatient surgical and medical ward at Icelandic hospital.

D3 - Health Care Work Environment

Anna S. Jónsdóttir, ICE

Ann-Christina Falck, SWE

The influence of assembly ergonomics on product quality and productivity in car manufacturing- a cost benefit approach.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Anne Hoffmann, DEN

Intensified inspection in the area of health care.

F2 - Risk assessment of MSD at workplaces

Armin Janss, GER

Model-Based Usability Assessment of Interactive Applications in Surgical Work Systems.

A3 - Cognitive Ergonomics

Arto Reiman, FIN

A video-assisted analysis of the work phases related to loading a truck in a terminal.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Ágústa Guðmarsdóttir,
ICE

Health promotion and occupational health in day care centres.

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Ása G.Ásgeirsdóttir, ICE

Analysis of Training Needs for Workplace Health Promotion.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Ásta Snorradóttir, ICE

Women on Disability Pension in Iceland.

C5 - NES Student Award Session: Iceland

Bellandi Tommaso, ITA

Patient falls in the Tuscany Regional Healthcare Service: an evaluation of the hospital environmental hazards.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Bettina Lampert, AUSTR

Working conditions and job satisfaction as antecedents of workplace constancy and well-being in retail.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Bo N Schenkman, SWE

Human echolocation: The relative importance of pitch and loudness.

C2 - Ergonomics and the Disabled

Bosch Tim, NL

Performance and workload in order picking.

C1 - Light Manual Work Fatigue and Performance

Cecilia Berlin, SWE

National Standard vs. Corporate-Internal Ergonomics Evaluation – an Industrial Case Study.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Christina Kolstrup, SWE

Livestock Workers´ Perception of their Work Environment and Health.

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Christina Östman and Anna Kerschbaumer, SWE

Improved working conditions and health for cleaners – the Sundsvall approach.

F4 - Physical Workplace, Environment and Health

Commissaris, Dianne
ACM, NL

Musculoskeletal discomfort during VDU tasks; input for a smart office chair.

B1 - Physical Workload

Dan Högberg, SWE

Representing the Elderly in Digital Human Modelling.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

David C. Caple

Ergonomics is a global lifestyle; where do we want to improve in the future?

Key Note 1

Denise Lamounier Chaves, BRAZ

Ergonomics and Rules for the Furniture Design.

C4 - Design and Usability

Di Bucchianico, Giuseppe, ITA

Evaluation of tasks and postures of a sailing yacht tailer.

C4 - Design and Usability

E.M.Speklé, NL

Test retest reliability and concurrent validity of a questionnaire on the ergonomic aspects of the computer workstation.

C1 - Light Manual Work Fatigue and Performance

Edvin Grindslev and Hans Jørgen Limborg

The Nordic Ergonomics in the future.

A2 - The Nordic Ergonomics in the future

Einar Einarsson, ICE

Wireless EMG –biofeedback in situ amongst midwifes sonografhers

C1 - Light Manual Work Fatigue and Performance

Einar Jebens, NOR

Work ability among senior workers (50+) in a construction company.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Elín E. Ásmundsdóttir, ICE

Work rehabilitation based on consumer research and collaboration.

C2 - Ergonomics and the Disabled

Francesco Draicchio, IT

Kinematical data for disabled workstation design.

C2 - Ergonomics and the Disabled

Frank Power, IREL

Manual Handling Animation Case Studies on the Web: An Irish Innovation.

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Guðbjörg L Rafnsdóttir, ICE

Autonomy among academic employees. Freedom or chain?

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Gunnar Bäckstrand, SWE

The impact of information presentation on work environment and product quality: case study.

F5 - Human – Machine and Computer Interaction

Gustavo Adolto, SPAIN

Design of ergonomic school furniture.

C4 - Design and Usability

Göran Hägg, SWE

Physical load in cleaning work – a review of strenuous work tasks.

F4 - Physical Workplace, Environment and Health

Halimahtun M. Kalid

Affective Design as Ergonomics Lifestyle.

Key Note 3

Hanna Johansson and
Karl Lindqvist, SWE

Quality Bathing for People with Dementia.

C5 - NES Student Award Session: Sweden

Hans Jörgen Limborg, DEN

Interventions in human service work in order to improve psycho-social working environment.

A5 - Human resource management

Hans Richter, SWE

Low-level sustained accommodative/ vergeance loads, eyestrain and trapetzius muscle activity.

E3 - Visual Ergonomics

Harald Gran, NOR

Prevention of Musculoskeletal disorders, A presentation of New Strategies.

F2 - Risk assessment of MSD at workplaces

Haukur Ingi Jónasson, ICE

Uncanny or Homy - Introduction to a New Practical Paradigm for Ergonomics.

Key Note 4

Heleen de Kraker, NL

The development of a practical method for risk assessment of manual work – the ‘HAT-tool’.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Helga Bragadóttir, ICE

Interruptions and operational failures in the work of nurses.

D3 - Health Care Work Environment

Helga Bragadóttird, ICE

Studying the work of nurses: Developing a method to identify interruptions and operational failures in the work of nurses.

D3 - Health Care Work Environment

Heljä Franssila, FIN

Knowledge intermediaries and experience knowledge management in main-tenance service work.

A3 - Cognitive Ergonomics

Helland M et. al. NOR

Reduced eye blinking while performing visually demanding vdu-work. Does it matter, and what can be done?

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Héléne Sandmark, SWE

Job mismatching, unequal opportunities and long-term sickness absence in female white-collar workers in Sweden.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Héléne Sandmark, SWE

Understanding work ability: Perceptions and experiences of female assistant nurses in elder care.

D3 - Health Care Work Environment

Horgen et. al.

State of refraction among young VDU-workers a preliminary report from two lab-studies.

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Hólmfríður K Gunnarsd, ICE

Self-assessed body mass index of occupational groups in Iceland.

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Hólmfríður K Gunnarsd, ICE

Occupation and Cancer in the Nordic Countries.

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Inger-Marie Wiegman, DEN

Intervention in Customer Centres through Benchmarking and Network.

B3 - Physical workplace Environment and Health

Janne Sinisammal, FIN

Experiences from a safety promotion competition in forest and steel industry.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety

Jens Voxtrup, DEN

Pictures of prevention.

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Johan Karltun, SWE

Developing a systems view of meat cutters’ problematic work situation.

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Johanna Koroma, FIN

Perceived features of environment and equipment related to wellbeing in mobile work.

C5 - NES Student Award Session: Finland

Jonker D, SWE

Mechanical exposure levels and duration of value-adding versus non- value adding task among general practice dentists in Sweden.

C1 - Light Manual Work Fatigue and Performance

Jostein Pettersen, SWE

The implementation of lean: Lost in translation?

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Jörgen Eklund, SWE

Interactive research for production and work development.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Jörgen Eklund, SWE

Interactive research promoting a systems perspective in improving the work situation of 15,000 postmen.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Jörgen Eklund, SWE

A1 - An Introduction to Ergonomics

Kai Olsen

An Ergonomics - what is it.

A1 - An Introduction to Ergonomics

A1 - An Introduction to Ergonomics

Karen Jacobs

Goldilocks and the ergonomics of the bear’s chairs – research on ergonomics issues with children, youths and students.

Key Note 5

Kari Anne Holte, NOR

Young workers in the construction industry and risk for musculoskeletal complaints – a qualitative study.

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Karl Fridriksson, ICE

A Tool for Guiding SME’s in the Task of Fostering Social Responsibility and Innovation.

A5 - Human resource management

The application of an ergonomic screening tool (AAWS) to support design engineers in product and process development.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Karlheinz Schaub, GER

Physical capabilities and workload for pushing and pulling trolleys aboard aircrafts.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Katarina Wljk, SWE

Systematic review of explicit and implicit educational theories underpinning preventive ergonomic and working environment interventions.

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Kati Karhula, FIN

PTAI: Observation instrument for assessing work load during patient transfer tasks.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety

Keith Case, UK

Ergonomic Assessment of the Driving Cabs of Railway Vehicles.

B5 - Digital Human Modelling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Keith Case, UK

Digital Human Modelling for Virtual Fitting Trials.

B5 - Digital Human Modelling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Kentaro Kotani, JAP

An EMG study of lower extremity during stair climbing in a simulated flood evacuation.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety

Ketola Ritva, FIN

Application of the Government Decision on VDU equipment and the effects of the Decision in Finnish workplaces.

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Kirsten-Bendix Olsen, NZ

Addressing work-relatedness of forearm pain in evidence based guidelines for primary care providers: a New Zealand example.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Kuijt-Evers, Lottie, NL

Early user involvement in designing intelligent products and environments.

C3 - Design and Usability

Lauer, Wolfgang GER

Knowledge-based OR table positioning assistant - an approach towards ergonomic support for orthopaedic interventions.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Leena Tamminen, FIN

Comparison of risk assessment tools of patient handling.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Linda K.Sveinsdóttir, SWE

Suggestion Systems and the related cultural and management issues.

A5 - Human resource management

Lotta Löfqvist, SWE

Working with horses: an OWAS and biomechanical work task analysis.

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Lundström, SWE

Visualization of Comfort and Reach in Cab Environment.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Margrét D. Ragnarsd, ICE

Untangling the mess – A redesign of a technical environment for a telecommunication company call centre.

C3 - Design and Usability

Margrét Einarsdóttir, ICE

The effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the Icelandic legislation on child work.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety

Martti Launis, FIN

European regulations and standards - an opportunity for promoting ergonomic workplace design.

B3 - Physical workplace Environment and Health

Merja Perkiö-Mäkelä, FIN

The physical work load in Finland based on The Finish National Work and Health Survey.

B1 - Physical Workload

Michiel de Looze, NL

Cost-effectiveness of ergonomic interventions in production.

A5 - Human resource management

Mikael Sallinen

Avoid fatigue and improve occupational safety in a 24 hour society.

Key Note 2

Monika Oldervoll Fosse, NOR

Exposure to whole-body vibration in heavy construction work.

B1 - Physical Workload

Nina Thye, DEN

Organization Development in a Contact Centre.

C5 - NES Student Award Session: Denmark

Nylén et.al. SWE

Comparison of visual ergonomics on CRT- and LCD-screens.

E5 - Visual Ergonomics

O. Grundell, SWE

Safety and Health for elderly People through Conversation.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Ole Broberg, DEN

The Workspace Design approach: How users and OHS consultants can transform design scripts.

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Per Johan Petterson, SWE

Optergo - Workshop.

C2 - Ergonomics and the Disabled

Per Langaa Jensen, DEN

Lean and psychosocial aspects of work.

B3 - Physical workplace Environment and Health

Per Nylen, SWE

The Visual Ergonomics Network annual meeting.

E3 - Visual Ergonomics

Per Nylen, SWE

Demonstration; Deficient sharpness on LCD-display due to incorrect software adjustment.

E5 - Visual Ergonomics

Per Nylen, SWE

The role of the visual system in regulation of melatonin and its effect on arousal level and psychological health.

E5 - Visual Ergonomics

Pete Davis, UK

The Psychological Stress Perspective – A unifying view of accessibility in public transport and beyond.

A3 - Cognitive Ergonomics

Peter Thorvald, SWE

Information Presentation in Manual Assembly – A Cognitive Ergonomics Analysis.

A3 - Cognitive Ergonomics

Petri Mannonen, FIN

Supporting shared awareness in industrial settings with multimodal collaboration tools.

C3 - Design and Usability

Rikke Seim, DEN

From ergonomist towards Workspace Designer.

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Roland Örtengren, SWE

Virtual Ergonomics Centre- A research for digital human simulation and ergonomics.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Rolander B, SWE

Physical demand and reported illness among dentists.

C1 - Light Manual Work Fatigue and Performance

Rupesh Kumar, SWE Göran Hägg, SWE

Muscular activity during staircase cleaning while using an easily adjustable and non-adjustable mop stick.

F4 - Physical Workplace, Environment and Health

Ruth Carlsson, SWE

Inspection in the construction sector and at work in peoples homes and retail trade - Workshop.

F2 - Risk assessment of MSD at workplaces

Simo Salminen, FIN

Do fixed-term workers have a higher injury rate?

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Sjöstedt, SWE

A biomechanical analysis of the effect of pedal width on the thigh muscle activity during a cyclist’s pedaling motion.

B4 - Digital Human Model-ling and Ergonomics Evaluations

Stefan Pinzke, SWE

Why has the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders increased among Swedish dairy farmers?

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Stephen Legg, NZ

Ergonomics in Schools In the Nordic Countries.

F3 - Ergonomics in Schools In the Nordic Countries

Susanna Järvelin, FIN

What individual-level factors at work and leisure-time predict sleep-time recovery of autonomic nervous system.

D1- The Fundamentals for Well-Being at Work

Svafa Grönfeld, ICE

How to make 2 + 2 = 5. The case of the Open University.

Key Note 6

Svava Þorkelsdóttir, ICE

Counselling and Support Team for employees in Iceland’s university hospital.

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Svava Þorkelsdóttir, ICE

Job risk assessment for nurse managers in Iceland’s university hospital.

D4 - Health Care Work Environment

Svend Erik Mathiassen, SWE

Systematic errors in posture percentiles assessed from limited exposure samples.

B1 - Physical Workload

Sylvie Nadeau, CAN

Integrating occupational health and safety to operational risks management: a significant challenge and organizational lifestyle.

F1 - Risk Assessment at Work

Tarja Hakola, FIN

In health care, less quick returns mean greater well-being.

A4 - Human Resource Management

Tom Stewart, UK

Closing Session – What is the future for Nordic Ergonomics?

Key Note 7

Tomas Porathe, SWE

Conspicuity index – looking for a possible objective measurement of visibility taking context into account.

E4 - Visual Ergonomics

Valdís I. Jónsdóttir, ICE

Priorities of the Nordic Voice Ergonomic Group in the battle for Better Listening /speaking Conditions.

D2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Valdís I. Jónsdóttir, ICE

Vocal symptoms identified by teachers , pupils , and ancillary staff related to experiences room acoustics an humidity of air.

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Veikkko Louhevaara, FIN.

Load and risk profile and profile bank for analyzing and optimizing stress and strain due to physical work.

B1 - Physical Workload

Verna Blewett, AUSTRALIA

Future Inquiry: participatory ergonomics at work.

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Vibeke Andersen, DEN

Authority strategy for preventing of musculoskeletal disorders related to heavy lifting.

F2 - Risk assessment of MSD at workplaces

Wook Kim, KOREA

Practical Approach of Preventing Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorder in Food Manufacture industries.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety

Yueh-Hua Lee,TIWAN

The Development of Luminance Uniformity Measurement for CNT-BLU Based on Human Visual Perception.

F5 - Human – Machine and Computer Interaction

Zahra Tashakorinia, IRAN

Optimizing the workstation of Jewelling in jeweller workshop.

B2 - Physical Workplace Environment and Health

Þórdís Rún Þórisdóttir, ICE

Reported occupational accidents by nationality.

E2 - Occupational Health and Safety

Þórunn Sveinsdóttir, ICE

Preventive measures to promote safety in construction projects.

E1 - Occupational Health and Safety