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GOALS The work of the Human Engineering research group has been directed towards the study of the improvement of the working conditions, with a particular focus on questions regarding the workplace’s ergonomics and occupational safety and hygiene. Considering this, the research group activity aims:
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To investigate the implications of some physical risk factors in the human performance and safety;
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To covers the interaction of humans with their physical environmen;
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To improve the knowledge upon the human factors that affect the individual performance at the work;
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To
carry out high quality, international research to support the
development of safe and efficient working systems, products and
environments for workers and general users;
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To
carry out a systematic ergonomic analysis of workplaces, particularly
in industrial and health care environments, exposed to musculoskeletal
disorders. The work of the group during the period 2003-2006 has been developed through more than 15 international and national research projects, whose main results are:
Additionally, the group has achieved some prizes related with the research results, namely:
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