Panelists are

- Dr. Paul Salmon, Director of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

- Dr. Steven Fischer, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, Occupational Bioechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Waterloo, Canada

- Dr. Diana De Carvalho, Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Speakers in this session will be: Bouhafs Mebarki, Rosemary Seva, Mohammed Mokdad, Ng Yee Guan, and Serpil Aytac.  

Following their presentations, there will discussion time. 

BRICSplus Special session - Case study on societal Ergonomics at BRICSplus countries

Industry interest in the use of exoskeletons to reduce worker physical loading and fatigue (and thus musculoskeletal injury and illness) continues to accelerate globally.  As the market for exoskeletons continues to grow, the development and refinement of exoskeleton designs also expands.  While numerous studies on the potential benefits of exoskeletons, most to date have involved only small numbers of participants in laboratory settings on simulated tasks and as such makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions about the benefits of industrial exoskeleton in real work situations.  Note: Sessions of this Symposium will all cover aspects of exoskeleton research.

This discussion panel presents and discusses the results of studies that involved the use of exoskeletons in industrial situations using real workers.  Joel Cort will present the results of his studies in automotive plants using industrial workers.  Carisa Harris-Adamson will discuss issues related to the introduction and use of exoskeletons in the construction industry.  Researchers from Stellantis (formerly FCA) will discuss collaborative approaches in benchmarking, testing and introducing exoskeletons in their global operations. Stefano Toxiri, Simona Crea and Frank Krause will each give brief summaries of their papers on exoskeleton field trials.  Significant time will be devoted to the discussion by the panelists of the benefits and challenges of conducting exoskeleton studies under field conditions and contrasting this experience with laboratory studies.  The panel will also be open to questions from the attendees.   

2 Keynote Speakers

4 talks, one evaluated through IEA2021 (marked with *):

Diverting Diverters Through Lock Boxes - presented by Tabitha Chiu

Rapidly Manufactured Ventilators for COVID-19 - presented by Noorzaman Rashid and Sue Hignett

*Human Computer Interaction (HCI) in General Radiography (x-ray): A Case Study to Consider HCI factors when purchasing x-ray Equipment - presented by Anita Jogia*, Jeanpierre Brunet, Dann Ramos, Julia Lintack, Luigi Di Raimo, Michael Sharpe, Karen Rowe, Narinder Paul, Derek Lall, Sherri Cheadle, Jill Smith, Ryan Macdonald and Jerry Plastino

Guidelines to Plan, Design, and Construct Healthcare Facilities for Safe Client Handling - Presented by Deborah Goodwin

Panelists: Anjum Naweed, Paul Salmon, Neville Stanton