Our R&D comprises production of goods as well as services and our projects focus 3 fields of activity:

1. Assessments of relationships between work/workplace/organisation and risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints as well as their genesis
2. Intervention research: how work, workplaces and organisations should be designed to minimize the problems and appropriate procedures to reach this 
3. Development of tools facilitating the change processes.

Recent publications

• Kazmierczak K, Mathiassen S E, Forsman M, Winkel J. An integrated analysis of ergonomics and time consumption in Swedish ‘craft-type’ car disassembly. Applied Ergonomics. Vol. 36, 263-273, 2005
• Kazmierczak K, Neumann W P, Winkel J. A case study of serial-flow car disassembly: ergonomics, productivity and potential system performance. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing (In press).
• Neumann, W P, Winkel J, Medbo L, Magneberg R, Mathiassen S E. Production System Design Elements Influencing Productivity and Ergonomics in a Case Study of Parallel and Serial Flow Strategies. International Journal of Operations and Production Management. (In Press)
• Neumann P, Winkel J: “Ergonomics and effective production systems   -   moving from reactive to proactive development”. NIWL, Info 2005:07. (http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/publikationer/detaljerad.asp?ID=1619)

Recent Ph.D.-theses

1. Neumann P: “Production Ergonomics. Identifying and managing risk in the design of high performance work systems”. 2004. (http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/pdf/050202_Neumann_PhD.pdf)
2. Sandsjö, L. “Ambulatory Monitoring and Analysis of Surface Electromyographic Signals in Ergonomic Field Studies - Methods and Applications”. 2004
3. Kazmierczak K: “Industrial development of car disassembly - ergonomics and system performance.” 2005. (http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/pdf/060111Kazmierczak.pdf)
4. Thorn S.: “Muscular activity in light manual work – with reference to the development of muscle pain among computer users”. 2005. (http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/pdf/060111thorn.pdf)
5. Larsman, P. “On the relation between psychosocial work environment and musculoskeletal symptoms. A structural equation modeling approach”. 2006.

Contacts:

Jörgen Winkel
Tel.: +46 (0)31 50 16 53
e-mail: Jorgen.winkel@niwl.se

Mikael Forsman
Tel.: +46 (0)31 50 16 59
e-mail: mikael.forsman@niwl.se

Link: http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/ergonomi/