Information
Observational methods are commonly used to identify hazards at work, monitor effects of ergonomic changes,and for research (ergonomics, epidemiology, interventions). Tens of methods have been developed and published for these purposes. With such a great number of options the users have to decide which one to select her/his purposes.
On this website observational methods identified mainly in the scientific literature have been systematically evaluated by a group of researches. The tables describe basic features of the methods. A detailed description of each method contains the evaluation based on scientific and other reports. Note that the information on this site is meant to help the users in the selection of methods but the authors give no warranty in the selection or use of the methods.
Tables and Methods
Project group
- Esa-Pekka Takala and Irmeli Pehkonen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki
- Mikael Forsman, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
- Gert-Åke Hansson, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund
- Svend Erik Mathiassen, Högskolan i Gävle, Gävle
- W. Patrick Neumann, Ryerson University, Toronto
- Gisela Sjøgaard, University of southern Denmark, Odense
- Kaj Bo Veiersted, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo
- Rolf Westgaard, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
- Jørgen Winkel, University of Gothenburg and National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen
This study was financially supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers (Project 411040 - 70107)
Modified 05.05.2010 Jääskeläinen Kirsi