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Human Factors and Ergonomics Group: Selected Office Ergonomics Publications (1987-present)

Year: 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 -2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001  - 1999 - 1998 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990  - 1987

   OFFICE ERGONOMICS

2013

Hedge, A. (2013) Benefits of a Proactive Office Ergonomics Program,  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 57th Annual Meeting, September 31 - October 4, 536-540.
2012

Chung, S.S.E. and Hedge, A. (2012) A LISREL Analysis of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers, In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 56th Annual Meeting, October 22-26, Boston, MA. 1283-1287.
2011 Hedge, A., Puleio, J. and Wang, V. (2011) Evaluating the impact of an office ergonomics program. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, September 19-23, 594-598. 136.    

Hedge, A. (2011) Alternative Workstations May Be New But Are They Better? In M. M. Robertson (ed.) Ergonomics and Health Aspects of Work with Computers, Springer, Heidelberg, 190-198. 135.  

Hedge, A. (2011) Alternative Workstations May Be New But Are They Better? Paper presented at Human Computer Interaction International 2011, Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, July 9-14.
2008 Lawler, E. and Hedge, A. (2008) Task-Specific Speed Preferences When Sitting on a Rotary Dynamic Seat, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting, New York, Sept.22-26: 687-691.
2007 Lawler, E. and Hedge, A. (2007) Effects of a dynamic seat pan on torso movement, back comfort, and task performance, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Oct.1-5: 544.548.

Boothroyd, K.and Hedge, A. (2007) Effects of an LCD arm on comfort, posture and preference in an Architectural practice, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Oct.1-5: 549-553.
2006 Levitt, M.K. and Hedge, A. (2006) Why does ergonomic furniture reduce but not eliminate musculoskeletal symptoms in offices? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Oct.16-20. 825-829)

Levitt, M.K. and Hedge, A. (2006) Does an Office Ergonomic Intervention change Individual and Occupational Risk Factors for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders? IEA2006: 16th World Congress on Ergonomics, Maastricht, July.

2005

 

 Hedge, A., Saito, M. and Jagdeo, J. (2005) Does chair design affect thermal comfort? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Sept. 26-30, HFES, Santa Monica, 793-797.

Hedge, A., Jagdeo, J., Argawal, A. and Rockey-Harris, K. (2005) Sitting or standing for computer work – does a negative-tilt keyboard tray make a difference? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting, Orlando, Sept. 26-30, HFES, Santa Monica, 808-812.

2004

 

Hedge, A. and Ray, E.J. (2004) Effects of an electronic height-adjustable worksurface on self-assessed musculoskeletal discomfort and productivity among computer workers, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Sept. 20-24, HFES, Santa Monica, 1091-1095.

Hedge, A. (2004) The Professor’s Practical Survival Guide To Ergonomics, SCAR University 2004, Design Considerations for a Filmless Enterprise, # 412 , May 20-23, Vancouver BC, Canada. (4 pages)

2003

 Hedge, A. and Bhambore, M (2003) Effect of providing foot support on lower leg temperature for sedentary workers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, Oct. 13-17, Denver, CO, 937-941.

Hedge, A. and Ruder, M (2003) Dynamic sitting – how much do we move when working at a computer? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, Oct. 13-17, Denver, CO, 947-951.

Sherman, C. and Hedge, A. (2003) Test of a dynamic footrest on leg swelling in sedentary computer workers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting, Oct. 13-17, Denver, CO, 942-946.

2002

 Hedge, A, Rudakewych, M., and Valent-Weitz, L. (2002) Investigating total exposure to WMSD risks: the roles of occupational and non-occupational factors. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, Baltimore, MD: 1325-1329.

 2001

 Rudakewych, M., Valent-Weitz, L. and A. Hedge (2001) Effects of an ergonomic intervention on musculoskeletal discomfort among office workers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, Vol. 1, 791-795.

 1999

 Barrero, M. Hedge, A. and Muss, T. (1999) Effects of chair arm design on wrist posture. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Vol. 1, pp. 584-588.

 1998

 Hedge, A. (1998) Quantifying office productivity: an ergonomic framework, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Vol. 2, Chicago, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA, 974-978.

 1995

 Hedge, A. And Rodriguez, S. (1995) Visualization Techniques Used for reporting Post-occupancy Evaluations (POEs) in Traditional vs. Intelligent Buildings, Intellibuild '95, International Facilities Management Association, June 6, Atlanta, Georgia.

 1994

 Hedge, A. (1994) When every place is a workplace: implications of ecological ergonomics for new working practices, International Ergonomics Conference 94, Vol. 5, 159-161, Aug. 15-19, Toronto, Canada.

Hedge, A. (1994) Healthy environmental conditions for computer workers, International Ergonomics Conference '94, Vol. 5, 282-284, Aug. 15-19, Toronto, Canada.

 1993

 Hedge, A. (1993) Office ergonomics: Voodoo spells or sound science, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 37th Annual Meeting, vol. 1, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 474-476.

 1992

 Hedge, A. (1992) Ecological ergonomics: the study of human work environments, Impact of science on society, 165, 53-64. OE92-2

Hedge, A. (1992) Workstation environmental factors - the 1990s - the decade of the environment. In A. Rubin (ed.) Office Workspace for Tomorrow DOT Workshop (November 13-14, 1991) Contributed Papers, NISTIR 4801, March, pp. 43-49.

 1991

 Danko, S., Eshelman, P. and Hedge, A. (1991) A taxonomy of health, safety, and welfare implications of interior design decisions, Journal of Interior Design Education,16, 19-30.

Hedge, A. (1991) Design innovations in office environments. In: W.F.E. Preiser, J. C. Vischer, and E.T. White (Eds.), Design Intervention: Toward a More Humane Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. pp.301-322.

Hedge, A. and Ellis, D. (1991) New graphic database software for managing facilities performance, Facilities '91: Computer-Aided Facility Management and High-Tech Systems Conference, Washington, D.C. May 8-10.

 1990

 Hedge, A. and Ellis, D. (1990) Computer-aided Facilities Diagnostics: a new software tool for the armory of the macro-ergonomist, In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Vol. 2, 859-863.

Hedge, A. and Ellis, D. (1990) Computer-aided Facilities Diagnostics: A new software tool for investigating indoor environmental problems. In Precedings of Indoor Air '90, the 5th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Toronto, Canada, 29 July- 3 August, vol. 4, 127-132.

 1987

 Hedge, A. (1987) Office Health Hazards: An annotated bibliography. Ergonomics, 30, (5), 733-772.
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