Course syllabus for Exposure, Assessment and Intervention

Exponering, riskbedömning och intervention

Essential data

Course code: 3AH022
Course name: Exposure, Assessment and Intervention
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Work and Health
Level: AV - Second cycle
Grading scale: Fail (U), pass (G) or pass with distinction (VG)
Department: Institute of Environmental Medicine
Decision date: 2014-03-19
Revised by: Education committee IMM
Last revised: 2023-10-02
Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2024

Literature and other teaching aids

Further literature in the form of eg scientific articles, regulations, and reports will be applicable.

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  • Arbete och teknik på människans villkor, Bohgard, Mats, 2. uppl. : Stockholm : Prevent, 2011 - 740 s. ISBN: 978-91-7365-110-3 (inb.), LIBRIS-ID: 12237276, *
  • Kjellberg, Anders, Att ställa frågor om arbetsmiljön, 4:e upplagan : Stockholm : Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2003 *
  • Evaluation of human work, Wilson, John R.; Corlett, Nigel, 3. ed. : Boca Raton, Fla. : Taylor & Francis, 2005 - 1026 s. ISBN: 0-415-26757-9, LIBRIS-ID: 9869165, *
  • Heijne Wiktorin, Christina von; Nordin, Margareta, Tillämpad biomekanik, 2., [omarb.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2012 - 292 s. ISBN: 978-91-44-05713-2, LIBRIS-ID: 12323542, *
  • Hägg, Göran M., Handintensivt arbete[Elektronisk resurs]: en belastningsergonomisk kunskapsöversikt gällande människans kapacitet och interaktion med verktyg och arbetsuppgifter, Stockholm : Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2001 - 87 s. ISBN: 91-7045-606-2, LIBRIS-ID: 10088679, http://hdl.handle.net/2077/4265,
  • Nordin, Margareta.; Andersson, Gunnar; Pope, M. H., Musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace: principles and practice, 2. ed. : Philadelphia : Mosby Elsevier, cop. 2007 - xiii, 428 p. ISBN: 978-0-323-02622-2, LIBRIS-ID: 11911783,
  • Handbook of human factors and ergonomics methods, Stanton, Neville, New York, N.Y. : CRC Press, cop. 2005 - Ca 1000 s. (var. pag.) ISBN: 0-415-28700-6, LIBRIS-ID: 8901065,
  • Hellberg, Annika, Vibrationer i arbetet : hur du minskar risken för skador, 1. uppl. : Solna : Arbetsmiljöverket, 2005 - 138 s. ISBN: 91-7464-457-2, LIBRIS-ID: 9995612,
  • Pheasant, Stephen; Haslegrave, Christine M., Bodyspace : anthropometry, ergonomics and design of work, 3. ed : London : Taylor & Francis, 2006 - 332 s. ISBN: 0-415-28520-8, LIBRIS-ID: 9790197,
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  • Takala EP, Pehkonen I, Forsman M, et al., Systematic evaluation of observational methods assessing biomechanical exposures at work., Scand J Work Environ Health. 2010 Jan;36(1):3-24.,
  • David GC, Ergonomic methods for assessing exposure to risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders., Occupational Medicine. 2005;55:190199.,
  • Driessen MT, Proper KI, van Tulder MW, et al., The effectiveness of physical and organisational ergonomic interventions on low back pain and neck pain: a systematic review., Occup Environ Med. 2010 Apr;67(4):277-85.,
  • Rivilis I, Van Eerd D, Cullen K, et al., Effectiveness of participatory ergonomic interventions on health outcomes: a systematic review., Appl Ergon. 2008 May;39(3):342-58.,
  • van Eerd D, Cole D, Irvin E, et al., Process and implementation of participatory ergonomic interventions: a systematic review., Ergonomics. 2010 Oct;53(10):1153-66.,
  • Driessen MT, Groenewoud K, Proper KI, Anema JR, Bo, What are possible barriers and facilitators to implementation of a Participatory Ergonomics programme?, Implement Sci. 2010 Aug 24;5:64.,